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Vintage
2021
Country
SpainSpain
Region
Toro
Type
White
Producer
Bodegas San Román
Winemaker
Mariano Garcia
Grapes
Malvasia
Alcohol
14.5% vol.
Bottle
750 ml

Wine profile

White

Body
Sweetness
Alcohol14.5% vol

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Wine profile · White

Body

Level 4 of 5 — Full and broad – like single cream

Above typical (3.1) · Typical: average of 436 whites at Vinogrande

What it is

Body is the weight and texture of the wine in your mouth. It comes mainly from alcohol, extract (everything dissolved apart from water), glycerol and, in sweet wines, sugar.

Where you feel it

Across the whole tongue: how much the wine fills your mouth. Think skimmed milk, whole milk and cream.

How we set this level

For this wine, the level comes from: the alcohol on the label (per WSET, more alcohol means more body).

There is no single number for body. Labs measure dry extract (many wines are between 18 and 30 g/L) and alcohol, which WSET says has the biggest effect on body. Our scale rates the weight in the mouth.

The 1–5 scale follows the WSET tasting grid. We start from the producer's technical sheet and Vinogrande's tasting notes, plus measured data where it exists, such as the alcohol on the label. Only when that is missing do we use the typical profile of the style, region or grapes, and we say so.

The 1–5 scale

  1. 1Light: fluid and delicate
  2. 2Medium−: light-ish
  3. 3Medium: rounded
  4. 4Medium+: broad This wine
  5. 5Full: dense and rich

In practice, for this wine

Wants dishes with structure: red meat, roasts, mushrooms, aged cheese.

Wine profile · White

Sweetness

Level 1 of 5 — Dry – no sugar you can taste, just fruit

In line with typical (1.1) · Typical: average of 453 whites at Vinogrande

What it is

Sweetness comes from the grape's natural sugar that did not turn into alcohol (residual sugar). A dry wine has almost none; a Port or a late-harvest wine has a lot.

Where you feel it

On the tip of your tongue, right from the first sip, and as a richer, oilier feel in the mouth. Acidity can mask it.

How we set this level

For this wine, the level comes from: the sweetness category recorded on the product sheet (dry, off-dry…).

It is measured in grams of residual sugar per litre. General EU bands: dry up to about 4 g/L, off-dry up to 12, medium-sweet up to 45, sweet above that. On our scale: under 4 g/L = 1, up to 12 = 2, up to 45 = 3, up to 100 = 4, more = 5.

The 1–5 scale follows the WSET tasting grid. We start from the producer's technical sheet and Vinogrande's tasting notes, plus measured data where it exists, such as the alcohol on the label. Only when that is missing do we use the typical profile of the style, region or grapes, and we say so.

The 1–5 scale

  1. 1Dry: no noticeable sugar This wine
  2. 2Off-dry: a touch of sweetness
  3. 3Medium-sweet: clearly sweet
  4. 4Sweet: rich and fruity
  5. 5Very sweet: luscious

In practice, for this wine

Goes with the whole meal, from savoury to mildly spicy. Avoid sweet desserts: they make it taste bitter.

Wine profile · White

Alcohol 14.5% vol

Level 5 of 5 — Warm and intense – a lingering heat

Above typical (3.1) · Typical: average of 453 whites at Vinogrande

What it is

Alcohol is made when yeast ferments the grape's sugar. It brings warmth, adds to the body and carries the aromas.

Where you feel it

As warmth in your throat and chest when you swallow, and a slight burn on the nose when it is high.

How we set this level

For this wine, the level comes from: the alcohol stated on the label — On the label: 14.5% vol.

It is the one axis that is always measured: it comes from the % vol on the label. Still and sparkling wines: under 11% = 1, up to 12.4% = 2, up to 13.4% = 3, up to 14.4% = 4, 14.5% or more = 5. Fortified wines (Port, Madeira…) have their own scale: under 16.5% = 2, up to 18.4% = 3, up to 19.9% = 4, 20% or more = 5.

The 1–5 scale follows the WSET tasting grid. We start from the producer's technical sheet and Vinogrande's tasting notes, plus measured data where it exists, such as the alcohol on the label. Only when that is missing do we use the typical profile of the style, region or grapes, and we say so.

The 1–5 scale

  1. 1Low: under 11% vol
  2. 2Medium−: 11–12.4% vol
  3. 3Medium: 12.5–13.4% vol
  4. 4Medium+: 13.5–14.4% vol
  5. 5High: 14.5% vol or more This wine

In practice, for this wine

Wants rich dishes, served a little cooler to tame the heat. Small glasses, no rush.

Critics & awards

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Temperature 8–10 °CFridge 3 h · or ice bucket with water 20 min
GlassWhite-wine glass

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Description

San Román Malvasia 2021 is a Spanish white of very limited production (just 3,950 bottles), made by the prestigious Bodegas San Román (of the renowned García family) in the D.O. Toro.

This wine stands out for breaking with tradition in a region historically dominated by powerful reds, offering a white with a fresh, complex and mineral profile.

The Wine Advocate
RP 93

Reviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez

The 2021 Malvasía white comes from a year of mild temperatures and persistent rain, conditions that produced a fresh, aromatic wine with moderate alcohol of 12.5% and a pH of 3.3, showing its freshness.

It's made from 60-year-old vines in Los Almendros (paraje El Monte). Fermentation took place in new and used 500-litre oak barrels, where the wine stayed for 10 months.

The nose is clean and young, quite fruit-driven, but also showing complexity and depth, with well-integrated oak. It's not an explosive wine; rather it's discreet and restrained, serious and harmonious. On the palate it has a smooth texture, finishing tasty with a pleasant, almost salty sensation.

3,950 bottles were produced. The wine was bottled in July 2022.

San Román is the Toro project of the García family, owners of Mauro. The family has 130 hectares of vines in San Román de Hornija, Pedrosa del Rey, Villaester and Morales de Toro. The vineyards are certified organic and, since 2016, have been farmed biodynamically.

The estate's average annual production is about 300,000 bottles.

Published: 31 January 2023


What to serve with this wine

Dishes calculated from this wine’s profile, grapes and region.