The Santo Tomás Estate
- Santo Tomás is the oldest winery in the Baja region. Jesuit missionaries first established vineyards, (now privately held) in 1791, just 5 years after the US signed its Constitution. Over a century later, in 1888 the land was purchased by Francisco Adonegui and Spaniard Miguel Olmart and became Mexico's first large scale commercial winery.
- The largest landowners in the 5 valleys of northern Baja, Santo Tomás has access to some of the best fruit available. The quality and balance of their wines is a signature of the estate.
- Winemaker Laura Zamora passed the baton she held since 2003 to the talented Christina Pino in 2019 and the first results of Christina's efforts are all that we'd hoped for. Expect to see this estate delivering increasingly high levels of quality. Christina plans to lower yields, increase quality, and work towards fully organic farming.
Total production: 22 wines, 130,000 cases
2022 Grenache Rosé - Santo Tomás
Tasting Notes and Drinking Window:
A summer breeze in the early afternoon just when you need it most, this gorgous effort is an indication of what is to come from the talented Christina Pino as the newly appointed winemaker at Santo Tomás. Essence of watermellon rind, tropical fruits and green strawberry on the nose lead to a wine with a gripping spiral of acidity that strikes the perfect balance of fruit and tension. A perfect pair with a salad, spicy asian foods, or to break-up or wind-down your day, apply this to your life generously.
250 cases made
Drinking window: Upon release - 4 years
Vintage:
2022
Blend:
100% Grenache
Producer:
Santo Tomás
Winemaker:
Christina Pino - Spanish, lives in Mexico
Vineyards:
Santo Tomas is the largest land owner in the region and this Merlot comes form a selection of the youger vines spread throughout the holdings. The range of soil types is vast but here they are mainly working with sandy soils that have some iron rich clay mixed in as well.
Aging:
Fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks
Farming:
Sustainable
Alcohol:
11.7%
