The Teso La Monja Alabaster is the jewel of the crown of the Eguren´s family new project.
It is elaborated from Tinta Fina (Tempranillo) grapes with pre-Phylloxera vineyards placed in Toro. These vineyards have a poor yield of 10 Hls/Ha.
Aged approximately for 16/18 months in 100% of French new oak cask. In spite of the time in cask, the typical toastings tones are not very strong .
What the critics say...
Wine Spectator: 94 points(30/06/2010)
Dense, focused and balanced, this powerful red is restrained now, but there's a core of plum and blackberry fruit, with judicious oak, plenty of concentration and a long, mineral-tinged finish. Drink now through 2020.
Robert Parker: 94 points(01/04/2010)
The 2007 Alabaster came from pre-phylloxera vines yielding a miniscule half ton of fruit per acre. It went through ML in new French oak before being transferred to a different set of new French oak barrels for 18 months of aging. Glycerin oozes down the glass of this remarkably rich effort. Purple/black colored, it offers up a brooding nose of licorice, fresh tar, black cherry, and blackberry. On the palate it is full-bodied, dense, and chewy, but in balance. This behemoth demands 8-10 years of cellaring but should ultimately reward patient cellaring in a big way.
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