A grand wine from a grand house. This Crianza assembles everything Protos have learnt about wine making in one bottle. The wine is a fabulous deep red in colour with aromas of fruit, leather and cinnamon and a hint of oak. The best way to experience it is with food cooked in a Horno Asador - the traditional roasting oven of Penafiel. Baby lambs, suckling pigs or fowl are seasoned, placed in an earthenware dish with a little water and roasted slowly for several hours. An Aga would probably be a good substitute. Make a meal of it!
Real Sitio de Ventosilla, now owned by the Cremades family, used to be a hunting estate belonging to Queen Isabella. Today, 500 hectares of vines stand on the old hunting land and produce outstanding wines like this wonderful, full-bodied Crianza. Strong aromas of vanilla, cinnamon and nuts are thanks to a leisurely stay of 12 months in American oak followed by 6 months in French vats. A further 12 months in bottle drift by to give it the finishing touch before it is released to market. Simply gorgeous.
