Dark cherry red color with blue/violet tonalities. Very opaque layer. Very complex aroma with a wide range of fruity notes(Redcurrant, Raspberry and Cassis) on the top of a bottom of Vanilla, Mineral and Spicy notes(Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Pepper) perfectly well assembled with touches of noble wood, torrefactos and toasted. In the mouth is very concentrate with a great structure and balance, powerful and dry at the time fleshy with a velvety impression due to the firm and mature tannins. It is ample in the mouth with an explosive finish.
What the critics say...
Wine Spectator: 94 points(01/01/2009)
Espresso and allspice flavors show oak, but there's plenty of ripe black fruit on the palate. The plush texture is supported by ripe, muscular tannins, and licorice, mineral and graphite notes add complexity. Best from 2010 through 2020.
Robert Parker: 92 points(01/02/2008)
The 2005 Numanthia was aged for 19 months in new French oak. Opaque purple, it has a superb perfume of violets, mineral, wood smoke, blueberry, and blackberry. This leads to a firm, very structured wine with questionable balance. The finish is long but tannic. This is a wine that demands cellaring but purchasing it is a gamble.
Proensa Guide: 95 points(01/01/2008)
Evolution: until 2015. Gastronomy: red meats, big game hunting, stews. Tinta de Toro; malolactic and 18-20 months in French new oak casks. Suggestive, plenty of nuances, to evolve in the bottle. Forceful, incisive nose, with ripe fruit, wet land and balsamic fresh memories. Very well assembled in the mouth, powerful and balanced, quality tannins, expressive. Service: 18ºC.
Peñin Guide: 92 points(01/01/2009)
Colour: intense cherry. Nose: fruit preserve, dry stone, cocoa bean, cedar, toasted. Palate: flavourful, powerful, grassy, ripe tannins, good acidity.
Pairing: Aged Cheese, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Legume, Roasts, Stews.
The combination of a unique terroir, an exceptional vineyard and the quintessential expression of the fruit, place Numanthia as one of the cult wineries of Toro region in Spain. Its outstanding wines will give you an intense and vibrant tasting experience. Situated on plateau or hillsides... between 650 and 850 meters, the vineyards can resist extreme weather conditions and very dry seasons thanks to layers of clay in the sub soil below a surface of sandy rocks. Tinta de Toro, part of the Trempanillo family, is the single grape variety used in the region. Picked at optimal ripeness on low yielding old vines, it is intensely fruity and concentrated. Winemaking then consists of extracting their full potential, particularly the intense fruit flavours that are typical of the Tinta de Toro grape, as well as structure and elegance. This approach is common to the three wines produced, each having its own particular style: Numanthia, Termes and Termanthia.
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