Toro · España · Est. 2018

Colección La Poda Wines

Colección La Poda is an avant-garde wine collection presented by Grupo Bodegas Palacio 1894, one of the top twenty wine groups in Spain with over 125 years of experience in the ageing and production of high-quality wines. The collection was officially launched in Madrid on 19 February 2018 and originates within Bodegas y Viñedos Anzil, located in the Denominación de Origen Toro, one of the four wineries that make up Grupo Bodegas Palacio 1894. Behind La Poda stands Almudena Alberca, technical director of Bodegas Viña Mayor and the first Spanish woman to obtain the prestigious Master of Wine title — a guarantee of rigour and excellence that permeates every reference in the collection. The philosophy of Colección La Poda pays tribute to the art of viticulture. The name itself evokes that fundamental vineyard task: rigorous pruning and careful selection in the field are the tools used to obtain exceptional quality clusters for crafting honest, expressive wines. The grapes come from selected vineyards where a continental climate and stony soils contribute to the concentration and typicity of each variety. The collection spans four distinct denominations of origin — Rías Baixas, Rueda, Ribera del Duero and Toro — and comprises four monovarietal references: La Poda Albariño, La Poda Sauvignon Blanc, La Poda Tempranillo and La Poda Tinta de Toro. The latter, crafted from Tinta de Toro sourced from estate vineyards over 40 years old, faithfully expresses the typicity of the variety and the strong, characterful territory of Toro. Aged for between 4 and 6 months in barrel, it achieves a fine balance between elegance, fruit and varietal expression, resulting in a rich, spiced and vibrant red wine. Grupo Bodegas Palacio 1894 manages over 930 hectares of vineyards and produces 15 million bottles annually, of which 40% is exported to international markets, earning widespread recognition from national and international critics alike.