Not sold this for MANY years! Used to be a solid NYW favourite and tasting it a couple of weeks ago, it's a big but bright red of real appeal. Punchy and fresh.
The ‘Dehesa Gago’ is 100% Tinta de Toro (the local name for Tempranillo) and is entirely unoaked, allowing the intense black fruit, violet and liquorice character of the old vines to shine through unadultered. The ‘Gago’ blends fruit from a selection of the oldest vineyards that Telmo and Pablo work with and includes a small proportion of the white grape Albillo Mayor alongside Tinta de Toro, adding aromatic lift to the brooding black fruit.
Note below on the 2024
"I hadn't tasted the unoaked red from Toro in a while. We tasted the 2024 Dehesa Gago, from a year marked by late frost on April 23 and a very warm summer. But September was milder, and the total amount of rain was 430 liters, more than the average; so the harvest was from September 18 to October 1, with slowly lower yields but good health and surprisingly balanced and expressive wines. This is the more reductive of the wines we tasted this time, apparently a common thread in many 2024s, a characteristic of the year. It has nice fruit behind that, and it's juicy and primary and has very fine tannins. This comes in at 14% alcohol and has mellow acidity and good overall balance." 91pts Luis Gutiérrez The Wine Advocate
