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2005 Bodegas Dos Victorias Toro Gran Elías Mora |
| Vintage | 2005 |  Label 1 of 2   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Bodegas Dos Victorias (web) | ||
| Variety | Tempranillo | ||
| Designation | Gran Elías Mora | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Region | Castilla y León | ||
| SubRegion | n/a | ||
| Appellation | Toro |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 92.8 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 18 notes) | |
| Tasted by gunpwdr on 1/27/2010 & rated 91 points: With 4 hours of air... Nose: Tight, hot, giving off blueberries but not much else. Palate: Totally different story from the nose. Tons of action on the attack - blue/blackberries, licorice, lavender. Tannins surge in on the mid-palate, setting up a long, blackberry finish. This wine is dense, rich, and holding back a full punch. Give it some time. (781 views) | |
| Tasted by Sakas on 12/30/2009 & rated 95 points: Last red wine of the year, and it is ending with a bang! 2.5 hour decant - Boysenberry, black plum, dried cherry on the initial attack. Hints of violets pop up on the midpalate. Enough acidity to keep this lively. Leather and graphite make an appearance on the finish. The boysenberry also carries through the wine. Huge tannins yet the texture is pleasant and not off-putting at all. This is a big boy's wine and has the stuff to go the long haul! 92pts 5 Hour decant - Wow! The nose has really come alive! The flavors just flow from the glass. Way more explosive than before! The palate is still as enticing as before but with a hefty dose of freshly ground cinnamon! This has really continued to evolve and become more and more expressive through out the night. Absolutely lovely! 95-96pts (989 views) | |
| Tasted by hende14 on 12/6/2009 & rated 94 points: (1395 views) | |
| Tasted by diacov on 12/5/2009 & rated 92 points: Big jammy blackberry and blueberry, chalky chewey tannins. Decanted 3 hours and could have used even more. Big potential but I think it needs a few years. (1615 views) | |
| Tasted by JayD on 11/29/2009 & rated 93 points: (1446 views) | |
| Tasted by gee0001 on 11/27/2009 & rated 96 points: This is young. I tasted upon opening. It was so powerful as to be immediately undrinkable. It hits hard with the acidity, tannins, and deep complexity of a pent up wine. The nose is closed upon opening as well. After an hour+ the wine starts to open with a beautifully sweet and fruitfully deep aroma. It is packed with red and dark fruits and continued to strut the dark berries over the next 3+ hours. Dark chocolate, spices, integrated oak, and a weighty complex feel in the mouth were evident. The oak seemed balanced to me after 3 hours and did not overpower in any way. The tannins still needed time to release (unfortunately it was time to eat). Decanting relieves the acidity significantly and this was ready to drink in 3 hours (but I would have given it more time if possible). The wine maintains a slight jammy feeling that is balanced with the power. The flavor lasts from beginning to end. It is complex and will change on your palette but only slightly (at least to me) so pay attention. This could be due to SO MUCH flavor and I did not pair it with the right meal (Turkey dinner??) The finish is not long. This is a very consistent and elegant experience that my friends and family truly enjoyed. This wine blew away the French alternatives I had at the table. Pair it with heavy, (red) meaty, and robust meals. I can't wait to taste this over the next 10 years. (1774 views) | |
| Tasted by geoffucla on 11/19/2009 & rated 95 points: Very dark, clear red color. On initial opening, it was so closed there was hardly any bouquet at all. On the first day, due to time constraints, I vinturied the wine several times, and it had probably about an hour to decant. Nose was tight with notes of acidic red fruits. Tannins are definitely there and not yet integrated. Yet, it continued to develop in the glass. A bit of glycerin started coming out, also with a bit of bacon. Very nice and complex, but young. The second night, I decanted it for 3 hours and drank over the following 2. Much more open and developed than the prior night. The nose had notes of strawberries, raspberries, maybe some tart cranberries, and definitely chocolate. More of the same on the palate. The bacon was gone. As it continued to open, some allspice came through, as well as some floral notes on the nose. This is quite a young wine, and I wouldn't touch it for 3 years at least, and it will be good for at least the next 15. With patience, this will be a very, very good wine. (2051 views) | |
| Tasted by jeffsstuff on 11/17/2009 & rated 92 points: (1868 views) | |
| Tasted by Kittysafe on 11/16/2009 & rated 94 points: Delicious jam on the nose, a bit viscous but not overly so, it just carries some weight, and carries it gracefully. Full fruit on the nose, like sniffing in full body berries. Very smooth front end, tannins over the top, this wine could use a few years cellaring and a few hours decanting, but even so, it's very yummy. Very smooth warmth that is balanced with the acid. This wine is great with appetizers, great with triscuits, cheese, steak, very good wine. The 95 score is well deserved, I give it a 94+ (2462 views) | |
| Tasted by Klpete5560 on 11/16/2009: Jammy. Blackberries. Heavy tannin at this point. Would benefit from long decant. Good body. (2443 views) | |
| Tasted by Klpete5560 on 11/16/2009 & rated 95 points: Very big. Jam, blackberries, good body. (2354 views) | |
| Tasted by DRod on 11/14/2009 & rated 94 points: (Decanted four hours) Very impressive wine. Do not open unless you have many hours to decant, as its (ripe) tannins are a bit overbearing on open. But once you let it breathe for a long while, you get a fantastic nose heavy on the blackberry and other sweet essences. On the palate much the same story, with very satisfying ripe tannins on the finish. I paired it with lamb shank and it was wonderful. Will only get better with bottle age, but I'm not opening any of my remaining three for a few years. (2240 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 11/14/2009 & rated 90 points: It definitely needs some time, super tannic and a bit high on the oak for me. (2304 views) | |
| Tasted by eyeguy on 11/11/2009 & rated 92 points: (1981 views) | |
| Tasted by thewine-insider.com on 10/14/2009 & rated 91 points: (3421 views) | |
| Tasted by thewine-insider.com on 10/14/2009 & rated 91 points: (3418 views) | |
| Tasted by thewine-insider.com on 10/14/2009 & rated 91 points: (3415 views) | |
| Tasted by tplskylrk on 9/1/2009 & rated 92 points: A Spanish Vineyard Tour 2009 (Shangr-La Makati - Philippines): Black as night. Very rich nose, floral, vilolets, dark red fruits. Choco, toffe/coffee, bit of licorice. Great wine, well ,made. (4172 views) |
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"This wine, coming from the Wolf's Hill area, is only produced in exceptional years and undergoes an extremely vigorous triage process. This is 100% Tinto de Toro (Tempranillo). It ages for 17 months in French oak barrels. Deep and fresh bouquet of ripe black fruit with mineral notes and hints of tobacco. On the palate, this is powerful and complex with mingling sweet, well-structured tannins, including violet, liquorice, balsamic, and tobacco touched. Subtle and sophisticated." About red wine Varietal character (Appellation America) | TAPAS: Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos Society Tempranillo is the premium red wine grape variety from the Rioja and Ribera del Duero region in Spain. Tempranillo's aromas and flavors often combine elements of berryish fruit, herbaceousness, and an earthy-leathery minerality. Being low in acidity and sugar content, it is commonly blended with Carignan (Mazuela), Grenache (Garnacha), Graciano, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos and Amontillados. But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info. Castilla y León Wine (Turismo Castilla y León ) Wines of Toro |
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