Arid, wind-swept plateau west of Zamora on the Duero at 620-750m altitude, producing Spain's most powerful Tempranillo variant — Tinta de Toro — from old ungrafted vines on sandy soils. The phylloxera-resistant sandy terrain preserved pre-phylloxera vines across the region. Extreme continental climate produces wines of extraordinary concentration, high alcohol and grippy tannins but with old-vine freshness. Numanthia (formerly Eguren family) and Pintia (Vega Sicilia) validated the region internationally.
| Year | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | Toro 2022: extreme continental plateau; old ungrafted Tinta de Toro of extraordinary concentration |
| 2021 | — | Toro 2021: extreme continental plateau; old ungrafted Tinta de Toro of extraordinary concentration |
| 2020 | — | Toro 2020: extreme continental plateau; old ungrafted Tinta de Toro of extraordinary concentration |
| 2019 | — | Toro 2019: extreme continental plateau; old ungrafted Tinta de Toro of extraordinary concentration |
| 2018 | — | Toro 2018: extreme continental plateau; old ungrafted Tinta de Toro of extraordinary concentration |
| 2017 | — | excellent |
| 2016 | — | exceptional |