Duero River winding through DO Toro in Spain
Picture yourself in a striking Spanish wine region, where the Duero River winds through a rugged landscape of gnarly old vines, weathered by an extreme climate. This is DO Toro: a region as proudly iconic as the Spanish symbol it is named after – the bull.
Wines have been produced for centuries in this characterful region. The DO takes its name from the town of Toro and is located in the southeastern corner of the province of Zamora, at the western end of Castilla y León.
Here, Spain’s signature red grape, Tempranillo, assumes a distinctive identity: Tinta de Toro. Adapting to Toro’s austere conditions, with poor soils and a challenging climate, the vines produce smaller, thicker-skinned berries in looser bunches, yielding expressive wines of concentration and robust elegance.
Family-owned Bodegas Frontaura is now managed by Camino Pardo Álvarez.
An incomparable sense of place
Artisan wineries such as Bodegas Frontaura create individual wines that speak eloquently of their particular place of origin. This family-owned bodega, now managed by Camino Pardo Álvarez, can trace its roots back to 1840, when its founders, the Gonzalez family, planted their first vineyards in what today is known as the Toro Region.
Focusing on the production of quality old-vine wines since the 1990s, the winery works with ungrafted Tinta de Toro vineyards in Morales de Toro. Planted on clay loam soils, the vines are exposed to
