Bodegas Vetus was created in 2003 with the purchase of a 20-hectare property by the Anton family, proprietors of Finca Villacreces in Ribera del Duero and Izadi in Rioja Alavesa. The vineyard is planted with 100% Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) in poor soils, producing low yields of concentrated grapes. Toro's hot and dry climate produces unmistakably big wines that many producers try to tame with plenty of new oak. The harder path and the one Vetus has taken is to restrain the terroir's natural rusticity and promote balance and elegance in the finished wines. To achieve this, they are careful to harvest grapes that are not overripe, prevent excessive extraction during winemaking, and employing a greater proportion of second and third fill barrels for the aging of their wines.
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Bodegas Vetus was created in 2003 with the purchase of a 20-hectare property by the Anton family, proprietors of Finca Villacreces in Ribera del Duero and Izadi in Rioja Alavesa. The vineyard is planted with 100% Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) in poor soils, producing low yields of concentrated grapes. Toro's hot and dry climate produces unmistakably big wines that many producers try to tame with plenty of new oak. The harder path and the one Vetus has taken is to restrain the terroir's natural rusticity and promote balance and elegance in the finished wines. To achieve this, they are careful to harvest grapes that are not overripe, prevent excessive extraction during winemaking, and employing a greater proportion of second and third fill barrels for the aging of their wines.
