Collection: Dominio del Bendito
Spain - Castile and Leon
[The unique Toro terroir, nurtured by passion and a spirit of inquiry]
The Domaine is led by Anthony Therin, a Frenchman with a passion for wine and snorkeling. Dreaming of his own project, he searched the world before arriving in Toro in 2003 and becoming enthralled by these ancient vines in an incredible terroir.
Our philosophy is to offer wines that most faithfully reflect the land from which they come, and we infuse each wine with our own personality, passion, experience, curiosity and culture to create its character and style.
La Jara's unique and ancient vineyards, located next to the Duero River, have exceptional climatic and geological conditions: a semi-arid area with an extreme continental climate influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, with temperatures ranging from -8°C to +40°C.
80% of the vines in our 21 hectares are over 45 years old and were planted without grafting, with some groups exceeding 100 years old. The rest are between 15 and 45 years old.
The deep soil, with a high proportion of sand and gravel, allows for good drainage and the vine roots to sink deep into the ground in search of the nutrients they need, allowing for the production of high-quality grapes and the expression of the terroir.
This soil allows the terroir to retain another of its great characteristics: loam, which is one of the few terroirs in the world that has managed to preserve it.The vines are also native to the Americas, with no grafted roots.
Since its founding in 2004, the winery has been cultivating its vineyards in an ecological way, using traditional working techniques, in order to create Toro wines of great character. Although not biodynamicists, they are inspired by practices that move in the right direction.
