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Dominio De Tares

Name: DOMINIO DE TARES TARES P3 2003
Brand: Vitis Epicuria
Price: 36.18 EUR
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Rating: 4.8 (113 reviews)

The dominio de Tares is based in the upper Bierzo, in San Roman de Bembibre. The local grape varieties, Godello in white and especially Mencia in red, are in the limelight. Vinified in a modern style, and quickly flattering, the wines of the estate are among the locomotives of Bierzo, with the descendants of José Palacios.

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DOMINIO DE TARES TARES P3 2003

Appellation : BIERZO (CASTILLE LEON)

Millésime : 2003

Color : Red

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Dominio de Tares is a pioneering estate in the DO Bierzo, founded in 2000 in northwestern Spain. Specialising in indigenous varieties Mencía and Godello, the estate cultivates 30 hectares of vines aged 40 to 110 years on the slate and clay soils of San Román de Bembibre. Since 2014, winemaker Rafael Somonte has been crafting wines of pure expression, fermented with indigenous yeasts since 2007, that have helped position Bierzo among Spain's leading appellations.

L'histoire du domaine

The story of Dominio de Tares begins in 2000, driven by a group of investors and wine enthusiasts from Galicia, Asturias and Madrid, united by a shared conviction: that the indigenous grape varieties of northwestern Spain, still little-known, held exceptional potential and that the terroirs of Bierzo ranked among the most promising in the country. The first vintage was released in 2001 to enthusiastic critical acclaim, immediately placing the region and its emblematic grape, Mencía, on the international wine map. From the outset, the estate distinguished itself as one of the pioneers of Bierzo's revival, helping to structure an appellation that was then fragmented and obscure. In 2005, the company expanded its mission by establishing Dominio Dostares in the Los Oteros region (León), where it undertook the preservation of Prieto Picudo, a rare variety on the verge of extinction by the late 20th century, cultivated on century-old vines that had long been abandoned. Since its founding, the estate has remained true to its vision: to champion the indigenous varieties of northern Spain — found nowhere else in the world — and bring them to the tables of the most discerning enthusiasts, from Tokyo to Mexico via Switzerland and Russia.

Le terroir

Located in San Román de Bembibre in the Bierzo Alto, the estate extends over 30 hectares of owned vineyards, supplemented by approximately the same amount of leased land, scattered across the three main wine-growing zones of the appellation: Bierzo Bajo (Valtuille, Villadecanes, Parandones), Bierzo Medio (slopes of San Lorenzo, Otero, Salas de los Barrios) and Bierzo Alto (hills of San Román de Bembibre). This geographical diversity is reflected in an exceptional mosaic of terroirs: alluvial soils at valley level, slate and gravel on the slopes, with altitudes ranging from 400 to 900 metres. The unique climate of Bierzo, at the crossroads of the humid Atlantic influences of Galicia and the dry continental influences of Castile, offers a remarkable balance, with some 2,200 hours of sunshine per year and moderate rainfall. The estate follows a philosophy of minimal intervention: traditional ploughing to avoid herbicides, manual harvesting bunch by bunch, transport in small 15 kg boxes, selective sorting on arrival and plot-by-plot vinification to preserve the identity of each terroir. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts since 2007, ageing in French and American oak barrels for 4 to 18 months in underground cellars with naturally stable temperature and humidity. From the 2024 vintage, the Bembibre vineyards are certified organic.

Les vins

The Dominio de Tares range is built around two remarkable indigenous varieties: Mencía for the reds and Godello for the whites, with the addition of the rare Prieto Picudo produced in the Los Oteros region. The red palette begins with Baltos, a young mencía from 40-year-old vines with four months' ageing, conceived as the estate's everyday drinking wine. The flagship cuvée, Dominio de Tares Cepas Viejas, comes from vines over 60 years old and receives 9 to 12 months' ageing in French and American oak; it embodies the elegance and complexity of mencía with notes of dark fruit, cocoa, fennel and liquorice. The oldest vines give birth to Bembibre, a blend from plots over 80 years old on slate soils and slopes of up to 22%, aged 14 to 18 months in French oak, and at the top of the hierarchy, P3, sourced from 110-year-old ungrafted vines in the San Carlos plot. On the white side, La Sonrisa de Tares expresses godello in an unoaked version, aged five months on fine lees in stainless steel tanks, while Godello Cepas Viejas, fermented and aged six months in 500-litre barrels, reveals the complexity and minerality of the variety on the heights of Bembibre. The house style favours purity of expression, mineral tension and ageing potential, without over-extraction or immediate flattery.

Le vigneron

Rafael Somonte has been in charge of winemaking at Dominio de Tares since 2014. A native of Bierzo and a trained oenologist, he embodies a generation of winemaker-technicians committed to allowing terroir to express itself without artifice. Since taking up his position, Somonte has focused on progressively reducing the presence of oak in the wines to achieve a purer expression of mencía and godello, favouring minerality and freshness over power and concentration. His approach is rooted in an intimate knowledge of the estate's parcels and a deep conviction: that great wines are born first in the vineyard, through meticulous and respectful viticulture, and that the winemaker's role is to preserve this exceptional raw material by intervening as little as possible. Discreet and rigorous, Somonte has consolidated Dominio de Tares' reputation as one of the most reliable signatures of modern Bierzo.

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