Protos - Carroa 2021 (750ml) Rias Baixas

Protos - Carroa 2021 (750ml) Rias BaixasWinemaker Notes #81 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2025 Cherry red color. An elegant, complex, and suggestive wine. Prominent aromas of well ripened black and red fruits. Aromatic complexity with subtle notes of vanilla, coconut, spices, cedar, and fine toasts from the French oak barrels. Velvety and flavorful on the palate. After aging in concrete eggs, it retains freshness while enhancing the volume of the fruit, offering a silky texture. Professional

Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay

and the bunches were separated for three types of vinification: whole-cluster pressing

he gradually purchased more vineyards and at the time of his death in 2006

Oak aging adds complex notes of vanilla

During a trip through Italy with surfer-environmentalist

polished shape

with a brooding density that melds with grainy tannins and mouthwatering acidity

it reveals silky tannins and generous red fruits flavors

interplanted with Minella Bianca (for acidity)

yet it shows length and focus

grassy and fruity with hints of apple

and full of potential