Winery: Bodegas Mauro

Country / Region: Spain / Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y Leon.

Date Winery was established: 1980

Grape Variety: Tempranillo

Alcohol Content / Volume: 14,5% / 750ml

First Vintage Released: 1994

Ratings: 94 pts. Guia Penin

Decanting Time: 1 hour

Good to know: In Tudela de Duero and Traspinedo, Castilla y Leon, their 80 hectares of vineyards, planted mainly with Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and Syrah, are located on light soils, well filtered, easy to work and balanced texture, limestone or clay-calcareous depending on the parcel.

The average age of the vines is between 25 and 35 years. In the vineyard no herbicides or pesticides are used. The auxiliary fauna is respected to the maximum and the natural reserves of the vineyard.

Mauro is the emblem of quality and the flagship of the winery. It was the first wine made exclusively by Mariano García, a legend of Spanish winemaking with 50 vintages behind him and winemaker for Vega Sicilia for 30 years. The name of this wine is the tribute that its maker dedicates to his father.

Still today the aging of this wine is carried out in the stately restored seventeenth century mansion that has witnessed the origins of Bodegas Mauro.

Since 1978, Bodegas Mauro has been characterized for producing quality red wines with vocation for ageing and limited production. Wines which are balanced, opulent and sensual, which express the identity of the terroir,the characteristics of the grape varieties and personality of the wine maker. On the Spanish wine scene, Mauro produces wines with a modern style but with roots, devoted to tradition and with signs of self identity which make them recognizable.

Mauro VS 2023 (Vendimia Seleccionada) is the commanding, age-worthy flagship cuvée crafted by Mariano García and family (Bodegas Mauro) in Tudela de Duero under the V.T. Castilla y León designation. Sourced exclusively from a rigorous selection of the estate’s finest, oldest bush-vine parcels, it is produced from 100% Tempranillo and matured for 24 months in French oak barrels. The nose is deep, concentrated, and baroque, unfurling with opulent aromas of ripe blackberries, dark plum compote, and cassis layered over dried mountain herbs, wilted violet florals, and black licorice, supported by undertones of cedar, pipe tobacco, cocoa, and wet graphite. On the palate, it delivers immense depth, density, and structure—framing its powerful core of dark fruit with abundant, finely sculpted, dusty tannins and an energetic natural acidity that preserves poise and tension through to an expansive, savory, and remarkably persistent finish built for decades of cellaring.