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Matsu El Pícaro

Matsu El Pícaro

A concentrated, powerful and fruity Toro wine
Vegan
Matsu El Pícaro
75 cl.
2024
Magnum
2024
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13.50%
Alcohol 13.50%
Castilla y León
Production area Castilla y León
D.O. Toro
Designation of Origin D.O. Toro
Matsu
Winery Matsu
Contains sulphites
100% Tinta de Toro
Varieties 100% Tinta de Toro
15.0
Service 15.0
75 cl.
Volume 75 cl.

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Tasting notes Matsu El Pícaro 2024

Red wine Young Vegan. 2 meses sobre lías en cemento.

Matsu El Pícaro 2024 is a red wine with an intense purplish hue, hinting at its youthful vigour. On the nose, bold notes of black fruits, such as blackberries and blueberries, emerge prominently, harmoniously complemented by subtle red fruits and an unmistakable mineral touch. On the palate, this bold fruity presence is fully expressed, offering an intriguing body with sweet nuances that gently caress the palate, thanks to the ripeness of the grapes. This wine is ideal for those seeking a rich and full-bodied experience brimming with fruity sensations and vivacity.
Style Matsu El Pícaro
Fruity
Spicy
Young
Barrel
Light
Body
Pairing
White meats, Charcuterie, Cured cheeses, Pasta, Red meat

About Matsu El Pícaro

Nowadays, discovering pre-phylloxera vineyards is quite the rarity. It is, in fact, something of a marvel. Typically, it is challenging to encounter vines over a century old, ungrafted onto American rootstock, that remain untouched and resilient to the aphid that devastated European vineyards in the mid-19th century. It is neither simple nor feasible. However, no one claimed it was impossible. In the northwest of Spain, specifically in D.O. Toro, it is still achievable at the Matsu winery with their wine Matsu El Pícaro. 
 
Notable for its youth and remarkable for its flavour, Matsu El Pícaro is a delightful signature red, perhaps one of the finest offerings currently available. This excellence is part of the meticulous process followed during its production, where utmost respect is given to natural cycles and processes, always based on biodynamic viticulture that is thoroughly respectful of the old vineyards (between 50 and 70 years) that are part of this venture. Thanks to this philosophy, the winemaker Raúl Acha and his team achieve a tinta de toro (also known as tempranillo) of exceptional quality, cultivated under an extreme continental climate, with intensely cold winters and exceedingly dry summers.
 
Matsu El Pícaro is harvested by hand in small crates during the first fortnight of October. The grape clusters are crushed and placed in concrete tanks with a capacity of approximately 15,000 kg. In these vessels, Matsu El Pícaro will ferment at a controlled temperature, striving to preserve the freshness that so distinctly characterises this wine. Nevertheless, concrete will not be the only material Matsu El Pícaro comes into contact with, as once the alcoholic fermentation is complete, it is transferred to French oak barrels to undergo malolactic fermentation. Here, it will rest for about three months before bottling (unfiltered and unclarified).
 
Matsu El Pícaro is a tribute to the D.O. Toro and its people, who for centuries have maintained a close relationship with wine, keeping this bond more vibrant than ever with its renewal. 
2024 Matsu El Pícaro 2024 is a red wine with an intense purplish hue, hinting at its youthful vigour. On the nose, bold notes of black fruits, such as blackberries and blueberries, emerge prominently, harmoniously complemented by subtle red fruits and an unmistakable mineral touch. On the palate, this bold fruity presence is fully expressed, offering an intriguing body with sweet nuances that gently caress the palate, thanks to the ripeness of the grapes. This wine is ideal for those seeking a rich and full-bodied experience brimming with fruity sensations and vivacity.
2023

Matsu El Pícaro 2023 is a youthful red wine with a purplish hue. On the nose, it offers intense aromas of fruits such as blackberries and raspberries, accompanied by notes of gummy candies and blackberry jam, with a spicy hint of liquorice. On the palate, it is intense and powerful, with a sweet and pleasant entry. Its fluid profile makes it easy to drink, leaving a lasting impression.                      
2022 Matsu El Pícaro 2022 is a red wine with sweet aromas of jelly beans, blackberry jam and a touch of liquorice. Powerful on the palate, but with a very pleasant mid-palate thanks to its controlled acidity and round tannins. A red wine with a refreshing, intense and delicious youth.
2021 Matsu El Pícaro 2021 is a succulent and fruity red wine that, on the nose, presents enticingly sweet aromas reminiscent of fruit jellies and blackberry jam, embellished with a hint of licorice. On the palate, it is pleasantly flavorful, courtesy of its sweet tannins. An intense and robust red wine, it embodies the vigor and alluring audacity of youth.
2020

Matsu El Pícaro 2020 is a pleasant red wine with intense aromas of ripe fruit, liquorice notes and hints of spice. On the palate it’s concentrated, sweet and enveloping. A wine with a coarse entry, but a fresh, refined and subtly mineral passage.
2019

Matsu El Pícaro 2019 is a succulent red wine boasting a bouquet rich in fruity aromas interlaced with earthy undertones. On the palate, it is meaty, supple, and invigorating. This full-bodied wine with its enticingly sweet tannins glides effortlessly, beckoning for another glass. 
2018
Matsu El Pícaro 2018 is a succulent red wine bursting with aromas of blackberries set against a mineral backdrop. On the palate, it is indulgent, fruity, and full-bodied. A wine characterized by sweet tannins and seamlessly integrated acidity.
 

 
2017 Matsu El Pícaro 2017 is a fruity and linear wine. This vintage is distinguished by a greater concentration due to the lack of rain. A wine to enjoy in its youth thanks to its explosion of fruit.
2014 Fruity sensations, structured and glossy.

Purplish colour and high robe which shows its youth.

Intense aroma of black fruits like blackberries and blueberries prevailing over red fruits. Mineral notes are also noticed, thus creating a fresh but complex wine.
2013 Fruity sensations stand out in the mouth. This wine is full-bodied yet leaves, at the same time, sweet and pleasant sensations provided by the ripe grapes.

Purplish colour and high robe which show its youth.

Intense aroma with black fruits like blackberries and blueberries prevailing over red fruits. Mineral notes are also noticed, thus creating a fresh but complex wine.
2012 In the mouth, fruity sensations stand out. We perceive a full-bodied wine that leaves, at the same time, sweet and pleasant sensations provided by the ripeness of the grapes it was made of.

Purplish colour and high robe which show its youth.

Intense aroma in which black fruits such as blackberries and blueberries stand out over red fruits. Mineral notes are also noticed, thus creating a fresh but complex wine.
2011 Good and powerful, very nice attack. Red berries appear in the background as toasted aromas gain ground. Velvety and delicious mid palate. It shows slightly dry sweet tannins. Very good finish which leaves tasty and sweety sensations. One of the best young wines from Toro.

High robe intense cherry colour with violet edges. Clean and bright.

Very fruity wine with notes of red fruit in the foreground which gain in complexity as its subtle floral notes emerge along with touches of vanilla on a slightly mineral background.
2010 Good and powerful, very nice attack. Red berries appear in the background as toasted aromas gain ground. Velvety and delicious mid palate. It shows slightly dry sweet tannins. Very good finish which leaves tasty and sweety sensations. One of the best young wines from Toro.

High robe intense cherry colour with violet edges. Clean and bright.

Very fruity wine with notes of red fruit in the foreground which gain in complexity as its subtle floral notes emerge along with touches of vanilla on a slightly mineral background.
2023
89 Peñín
89 Suckling
2017
87 Parker
89 Peñín
2011
86 Parker
2010
89 Peñín
2011

IWSC 2012, Silver Medal

Decanter WWA 2012, Bronze Medal

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