Bodega Divina Proporcion "24 Mozas" Toro DO

Bodega Divina Proporción "24 Mozas" Toro DO is a full-bodied red made entirely from Tinta de Toro, the local thick-skinned strain of Tempranillo grown exclusively in the Toro appellation of Castilla y León. The fruit comes from estate vines at least 40 years old, hand-harvested and aged six months in American oak barrels before bottling. Named after "Tio Babu," a traditional folk song celebrating a village wedding attended by 24 young women, this wine is a direct tribute to Toro's cultural memory. Máximo San José and Ana Alonso founded Divina Proporción in 2009 just outside the city of Toro in the province of Zamora. The winery's name references the golden ratio, the mathematical principle of perfect proportion, which guides their farming and winemaking philosophy. They farm 22 hectares of certified organic estate vineyards and control roughly 50 more, all planted across elevations between 600 and 900 meters on the high Duero plateau. The region's extreme continental climate and sandy, stony soils have shaped Tinta de Toro over centuries into a grape capable of intense color, concentration, and structure. The 2023 vintage shows deep garnet in the glass with a vivid purple rim. The nose offers ripe blackberry, plum, and dark cherry layered with coconut, clove, and warm baking spice from the American oak. On the palate it's dry, full-bodied, and structured, with lively tannins, good spine, and a spicy finish edged with licorice. This is Toro at the table: powerful, honest, built for food. Pour it with roast lamb, game, hearty lentil or chickpea stews, or aged Castilian cheese like Zamorano. In stock at Off Premise in Lincoln Park.