Newsletter January 2010

2009 HARVEST

2009 harvest has been the earliest of our history. We started harvesting by 8 th September of 2009 and it was on for almost 2 months, due to the meticulous selection of the grapes, plot by plot and state by state, finalizing the 18th October. This early harvest was brought about by an excessively warm summer with maximum values of 35- 37ºC , inducing that alcoholic maturity was faster than other years.

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TOAST FOR THE SPANISH PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WITH THE INTITUTIONAL RESERVA WINE OF RIOJA 2004.

Last Friday on January 8 th , at the Teatro Real in Madrid, and presided over by Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain, it took place the Inaugural Gala of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union 2010. The official wine was wines from DOCa Rioja. The 1.500 guest at the Gala toast with the Institutional Reserva 2004 Wine chosen by the Institutional Control of Board of the Appellation Rioja, this wine is our Oscar Tobia Reserva 2004.

The other wine was an Institutional White 2008 Rioja Wine.

THE EMBASSY OF VIETNAM CELBRATES THE VISIT OF ITS PRESIDENT WITH OSCAR TOBIA Reserva 2004

On 14 th and 15 th December 2009, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nguyen Minh Triet and his wife visited Spain.

The Embassy of Vietnam chose OSCAR TOBIA Reserva 2004 as an Official Wine to celebrate this event. OSCAR TOBIA Reserva 2004 was both the Glass of Wine that took place after the business meeting organized by the Ministry of Commerce, the Council of Chambers of Trade and the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations and It was the gift that The Embassy of Vietnam gave at high public figures of Spain, like S.M. The King and the Foreign Minister of Spain.

DECANTER GIVE 4 STAR TO ALMA TOBIA 2005

The prestigious British publication, DECANTER, has made a wine tasting from 2005 vintage D.O.Ca. Rioja , giving 4 stars to our wine Alma Tobia 2005.

"Sweet lift. Velvet texture, lost of oak balanced by fruit and fresh acidity. Extracted, but huge concentration. Very modern style -a blockbuster type, if you like that". From 2012.

WE CELEBRATE OUR XV ANNIVERSARY WITH TOBIA GRAN RESERVA 2000

In 1994, Oscar Tobia star to make his first wines and in 1995 he obtains the Bottling Register.

We want to shape the BODEGAS TOBIA's XV Anniversary with a special and limited edition of our first Gran Reserva: TOBIA GRAN RESERVA 2000.

TOBIA GRACIANO: THE BEST WINE IMPORTED IN ROMANIA

The prestigious Romanian magazine “Vinul.ro", focused exclusively to the wine world, has chosen TOBIA GRACIANO 2007 as the best wine imported in Romania in 2009.

This publication has chosen our importer in Romania as the best Romanian wine importer in 2009 as well.

If you like, you can watch the entire news, please visit this link: http://www.degustari.ro/laureatii-anului-2009-205.htm

We are delighted both news and we congratulate Imporito by this award.

THE NEW VINTAGES ARE JUST ARRIVED

We can already enjoy the new vintage of OSCAR TOBIA Red Reserva, OSCAR TOBIA White Reserva, TOBIA SELECCIÓN Crianza and VIÑA TOBIA White.

The quality of OSCAR TOBIA Red 2005 is backed by the national and international critics. Robert Parker gave it 92 points, the same as Vivir el Vino Wine Guide. We have made 36.650 bottles of 750 ml.

OSCAR TOBIA White Reserva 2005, whit 12 month in french and american oak, is one of the most special white wine from Rioja. We have made only 10 barrels, 2.900 bottles of 750 ml.

TOBIA SELECCION 2006 gave 88 points from Robert Parker. Vinum Magazine gave it 15,50/20 and describe it: Floral perfume (lilac, rose), liquorice, cocoa and cautious ageing in an suggestive mineral atmosphere (calcareous). Perfect touch, fine, melting, with homogeneous drink , with aftertaste warm and fragrant.

We can enjoy too of our firts 2009 vintage white wine from Rioja, VIÑA TOBIA White 2009, VIÑA TOBIA Red 2009 and VIÑA TOBIA Rosé 2009.

Wine Tasting"Oscar Tobia Tinto 2005" - Wine Tasting " Oscar Tobia Blanco Reserva 2005"