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Featured Producer:

Hacienda Terra d'Uro

Hacienda Terra d'Uro, located in the Toro winemaking region of Spain, is an eleven acre estate producing three wines from the Tinto de Toro grape variety in a very clean, full bodied modern style. The estate is owned by Oscar Garrote, who has made a career of wine, restaurants and professional rugby. The out of the way estate is five miles up the Douro River from the village of Toro and boasts some of the oldest vines in the region. The average age of the vines that serve to produce the Selección bottling is over 80 years, with some vines as old as 140 years.

The Toro region has become famous for its full flavored red wines, and many of the most famous winemakers in Spain and France (including Michel Roland) have invested in the area. The climate is very dramatic as it combines poor soils (limestone and shale in the case of Terra d'Uro) with elevations between 600 and 750 meters above sea level, and very hot summer weather that ensures ripeness.

In fact, Toro is one of the few regulated wine regions of the world that must put a ceiling on the alcohol level in wine. Many quality wine producing regions have a floor to ensure quality, bur far fewer have an upper limit. Toro has a ceiling of 15%. Also as a result of the extreme conditions, the ubiquitous Spanish varietal tempranillo has evolved in Toro to become the Tinto de Toro clone, which is characterized by its significantly thicker skins, darker color, and full tannin profile.   

Winery helpers working on the La Coscojosa vineyard.

Though the estate makes internationally styled wines that appeal to American tastes, the work at the estate is largely done by hand. This includes the time consuming process of destemming after harvest. This extra manual process allows for a further opportunity to sort grapes to ensure that only the best quality fruit is actually being fermented for the final product. Fermentation is done in a combination of oak casks and steel tanks, while aging is completed in new French oak for 8-12 months. As a further nod to tradition and to capture the nature of the estate in the bottle, none of the wine produced at Terra d'Uro is filtered or fined. 

Terra d'Uro - Toro Selección 2007

Varietal: 100% Tinta de Toro

Size: 750ml

New Arrival Price: $39  

About this Wine

Very dark, almost black in the glass. The nose makes an immediate impression of power with black raspberry, mocha and oak spice. Full bodied in the mouth with firm tannins that are immediately balanced by refreshing acidity that leads back to the dark fruits and spices on the nose. Leathery and seductive throughout with a stick to your teeth finish that lingers. Drink now through 2015 with full flavored red meat. 750 cases produced.

This wine will be available for delivery the week of May 23rd.  Orders received by May 25th will receive a 10% discount. 

In the Press:

Events Update:

Friday Tasting Series 

Upcoming Tastings 

Winemaker Isaac Montaña from Viña Tuelda.

May 20 - Spanish Wines

Spanish Winemaker Isaac Montaña (pictured right) visits Bond Street to discuss wines from Spain, including three bottlings from Viña Tuelda. Located in the Ribera del Duero region of Spain, Isaac Montaña looks after each winemaking decision at Viña Tuelda. Being the nephew of famous winemaker Mariano Garcia of Vega Sicilia, and graduating from one of the top enology schools in Spain was only the beginning. Isaac is quickly rising on the list of highly regarded winemakers for his own achievements. Featuring Viña Tuelda's Rosé, Crianza, and Black Label.

May 21 - Charlotte-South Rotary

Bond Street is sponsoring the Charlotte-South Rotary World Wine Tour and will be sampling wines at the event Saturday, May 21 in Southpark.    

May 25 - Memorable Memorial Day  

Before heading off for Memorial Day weekend, don't forget to grab wines perfect for the back porch, summer barbecue, or a week at the beach. Featuring Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and other refreshing whites and light bodied reds. Note: Due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend, this will take the place of our normal Friday tasting. 

June 3 - Vertical Tasting of Bordeaux and Viognier 

Featuring Chateau Rol Valentin and Jean Michel Gerin Condrieu "La Loye."

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Previous Tasting

May 16 (past Monday tasting) - Spanish Wines

We were eager to taste the wines of Vina Tuelda with Isaac Fernandez when he arrived from Spain on Monday. We started with the 2008 and 2010 Rosés, comparing the older vintage to the current one. The acidity of the 2008 allowed it to age well, and its original ripe apple and cherry flavors have mellowed out into a well-integrated wine that is perfect for hours of back porch sipping. The 2010 Rosé is tasting fresh with flavors of cherry and strawberry. The freshness in Vina Tuelda's Rosé comes from grapes that are purposefully harvested young from young vines. We moved on to the Crianza 2008, which was a tough vintage due to a freeze during the season. In the end Isaac managed to produce a wine reflective of the Ribera del Duero region. The nose is clean and full of spices, fresh leather, and cocoa with strong notes of toasted oak from 16 months spent in new French and American oak. "The wine is still young," says Isaac, "but is well structured with dusty tannins making it very easy to drink." We finished with the vineyard's 2005 Black Label which was aged in 100% French oak. Isaac poured a small amount in his glass, swirled the wine in a delicate manner, brought it to his nose and simply said: "Elegant." The presence of black raspberries and the distinct scent imparted by French oak follow on the palate with a textured, pleasing mouth feel that seamlessly fades into a clean finish.