Today I open up a Crianza from Protos (today’s producer) located in Valladolid, Spain located about an hour away from Madrid in the wine region of Ribera del Duero.  Valladolid is one of the four provinces located in Ribera del Duero and Protos is one of the first wineries in this region.

 

Most of the vineyards at Protos sit on the south facing hills giving them optimal sunlight for maturation.  The soil is predominantly limestone, they have a manual harvest and hand sort the grapes on the sorting table.  They produce about 3.5 million bottles of wine per year… WILD.

 

Tune in as I open up this bottle of Crianza from one of Spain’s largest wineries and get into why growth is important in order for you to be the best version of you. Let me know what you think of this one!

 

 

2:50 - One of the biggest wineries in Spain

3:18 - Ribera del Duero

4:07 - Special guest comes on camera

5:05 - Purpose of Peñafiel Castle

5:45 - Their mission as a company

6:30 - What is growth?

7:15 - We will always have ups and downs

7:45 - Your lessons will always be repeated

9:00 - Background on Protos & this vintage

10:50 - Olfactory analysis

13:35 - Well-produced Tempranillo

 

 

Today’s wine: Protos Crianza 2017

 

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