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2004 Numanthia (1.5L)
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Vintage: 2004
Wine Name: Numanthia
Vineyard:
Designation: Numanthia
Appellation: Toro
Producer: Bodegas Numanthia Termes
Varietal: Temperanillo
Type: Red
Country: Spain
Region: Castilla y Leon
Sub-Region:
Alcohol:
Tasting note: Any aspiring collectors should add a case of this to their stash. The 2004 Numanthia comes from a different terroir with a different clone of Tinta de Toro. The vines for this cuvee range from 70-100 years of age with tiny yields of 1 ton of fruit per acre. The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in barrel followed by 19 months in new French oak before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. The wine is a glass-coating opaque purple with a killer nose of mineral, pencil lead, wild blueberry, and blackberry liqueur that roars from the glass. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, dense, and already beginning to show complexity within its layers of spicy black fruits. There is immense power, well-concealed ripe tannin, and the well-delineated finish lasts for over one minute. This is a sensational effort which in a perfect world should be cellared for a decade and enjoyed over the following 25+ years. However, the elderly among us should not feel guilty about opening a bottle now. (98pts JM, Wine Advocate)
Tasted: Feb. 2007
Score: 98
Drink: 2007-32
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