Protos - Carroa 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	Protos
Country	Spain
Region	Ribera del Duero
Varietal	Tempranillo
Vintage	2021
Sku	131538
Size	750ml

Protos Description

Winemaker Notes

#81 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2025

Cherry-red color. An elegant, complex, and suggestive wine. Prominent aromas of well-ripened black and red fruits. Aromatic complexity with subtle notes of vanilla, coconut, spices, cedar, and fine toasts from the French oak barrels. Velvety and flavorful on the palate. After aging in concrete eggs, it retains freshness while enhancing the volume of the fruit, offering a silky texture.

Professional Ratings

95 Vinous
The 2021 Carroa is 100% Tinto Fino from the Burgos side of Ribera del Duero, made from heritage vine selections. It was aged 16 months in French oak barrels, eight months in 12,500-liter French oak vats and finished in 1,900-liter concrete eggs. Garnet in color, it opens with red fruit, balsamic tones and a hint of camphor, layered with blackberry, graphite and tomato leaf. The texture is fine, with delicate tannins and a juicy mid-palate. The finish hints at chalk. Long and complex. A fresh take on Ribera with finesse and charm.
94 Wine Spectator
A stylish, fluid red, with a dense core of fine-grained tannins enmeshed in a silky texture. Offers a pure beam of juicy cassis, plus enticing accents of anise hyssop, mountain herbs, mocha and toasted cumin. Long and detailed on the creamy finish. Drink now through 2040. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.
94 James Suckling
Good depth, with aromas of meat, spices, blackberries and cocoa powder. Full-bodied, structured and tightly wound, with powerful, chalky tannins and a long, firm but polished finish. A very good Ribera del Duero that’s not just oaky and powerful, but also shows some restraint and precision. Drink from 2026.
94 Decanter
Deep plum and blackberry fruit with a fragrant backdrop of tobacco leaves, dried violets, thyme and tarragon. Dark chocolate creates an intense, broody background, held by a beautiful tannic framework. Long tail of salty liquorice, coffee bean, prune and dried fig. Still has a lot of potential to develop.
93 Wine Enthusiast
Vibrant dark earth and fruit combine with a backbone of sweet oak, creating intriguing aromatics from the start. While this is very much about decadence—with every element seemingly happening at once—there is an underlying sleekness holding it all together.