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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.7 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 268 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by SpoochMan on 6/10/2023 & rated 94 points: Wow, classic example of patience paying off. None of the aggressive tannins or oak that I wrote about in 2014. This was smooth as a baby's bottom, and was awesome with a steak. Still nice dark fruits, but the structure is really resolved. These can probably go another year or two, but I only see downside from here. If you've got some of these, I would strongly recommend drinking up soon! Was a great buy at $30 from Wine Library (remember Gary Vay-ner-chuk?) (488 views) | | | Tasted by corkscrews on 12/26/2021 & rated 91 points: Time has tamed this wine, lots of sediment, still delicious but drink now. www.winelx.com (1572 views) | | | Tasted by JVG on 10/23/2021: Medium-deep, halfway between ruby and garnet color. On the nose it's simultaneously opulent and elegant, showy but refined—like a rococo old opera house in which over-the-top flourishes and intricate filigree have taken on a dignified character by virtue of age. There's still a little bit of dark, spicy blackberry fruit, and some rich, tasty pie-crust primary oak character, but those notes are overmatched by successive waves of secondary and tertiary characteristics: smoke, cedar, tree bark, dill, olives, barbecue, dried rose petals, black licorice, dark chocolate, old barrels, old books, old leather, coffee grounds, mushrooms, and soy sauce.
On the palate, you sense the high alcohol right away, with an immediate warming heat, but it actually doesn't present as remarkably heavy—more of a medium-heavy weight. The tannins are of medium strength, but they have really melted into an elegant, fine-grained texture, somewhere between silk and satin. The flavor profile is a little bit less complex than on the nose, and the oak is a bit more directly obvious, but there is still a nice balance between deep fruit and spicy/earthy/meaty/herbal flavors. And the intensity it prodigious.
Definitely a more dignified and less rumbustious wine than when I last drank a bottle, which still retains its power and scale. Lots of fun to drink, and wish I had more to see where it will go next. (1566 views) | | | Tasted by PSUSteve on 1/17/2021 & rated 93 points: PnP. Deep and rich with dark fruits with hints of blueberry and chocolate poking through. Seems to have plenty of time left. (2083 views) | | | Tasted by studleytrey on 12/31/2020 & rated 93 points: This is turning into a NYE tradition w/ porter braised short ribs, and I'm liking it. Last note in '17 though, and it's drinking great tonight. Dense, opaque coloring with ruby to garnet edges. Smells like dark fruits, cedar, coconut, dark chocolate, walnuts, violet, and graphite. Medium body and acid, medium (+) finish, and flavors of dark & dark red fruits, dark chocolate, coconut, black tea, and lemon. (2229 views) | | | Tasted by BURGHen Boy on 12/5/2020 & rated 93 points: At 14 yrs, the age has molded this wine into a terrific well integrated delight. The oak is so well integrated that you know it is there on every sip but it weaves its way into the body and structure in such an elegant way. This allows the blue and black fruit to shine along side as an equal partner. As the wine opened up with air the flavors kept shining through. Built for the long haul. Enjoy (1746 views) | | | Tasted by SpoochMan on 8/15/2020 & rated 92 points: Drank with friends outside. Have not tried this for several years, and the waiting definitely paid off. This drank very nicely. Still plenty of fruit, but considerably smoother and more balanced than I remember previously. (1367 views) | | | Tasted by gquigs on 4/2/2020 & rated 94 points: This was my last bottle and I don't know if I caught it at the right time but this was delicious. Cedar, crushed flowers and earth on the nose. Raspberry, herbs, candied strawberries. Excellent, wish I had more. (1541 views) | | | Tasted by Winiac on 11/25/2019 & rated 91 points: Balanced with solid structure. Not very special though, does not have the "charm" factor. (1497 views) | | | Tasted by jsherdc on 9/22/2019 & rated 90 points: Less smooth and much less fruity than when it was young. Maybe in a closed period? (1548 views) | | | Tasted by joesi16 on 8/16/2019: PNP. Silky smooth got better in about an hour. (1510 views) | | | Tasted by vinodolphin on 7/11/2019 & rated 92 points: A real treat. Luscious. (1489 views) | | | Tasted by gcarl on 6/29/2019 & rated 93 points: Just outstanding on the nose and palate. Inventory shows 1 more (I hope). (1377 views) | | | Tasted by SMHalps on 12/16/2018 & rated 92 points: Found this bottle mixed in with my 2013s of the same wine. I guess it got lost in the shuffle. Really enjoyable, if slightly oxidized. A group favorite. (1887 views) | | | Tasted by Grape_ape on 11/16/2018: time did wonders for this wine. could still age for a long time and improve, but this light years better than when I last had 5 years ago. Increased secondary characteristics, tannins nicely tamed, but still present, and alcohol was more integrated. If I had another I'd hold another 3-5 years easy, but was my last bottle... (1942 views) | | | Tasted by ADiamond on 7/24/2018 & rated 92 points: Drinking very well now, tannins and fruit will balanced. It seems at its peak. (2175 views) | | | Tasted by Slaz on 6/16/2018 & rated 91 points: Appears to be at its peak, likely to stay there for a year or longer. A tad overextracted to my taste, but fairly well balanced by acidity and well integrated tannins. (2133 views) | | | Tasted by jeffclavier on 6/3/2018 & rated 91 points: Not sure if it’s at its peak right now, but flavors, fruit, are really nice. A bit thin, but enjoyable. (2347 views) | | | Tasted by John O' on 3/5/2018: decanted for 1/2 hour. drank over the next 1 hour. Terrific, but won't benefit from more age. (1996 views) | | | Tasted by studleytrey on 12/31/2017 & rated 94 points: Drinking great right now. Going from memory, but aromatic and long, good acidity, not too heavy or extracted, just a great bottle of wine. Notes of dark fruits, dark chocolate, coffee, herbs, and some floral. Worked fantastically with porter braised short ribs. (2095 views) | | | Tasted by cigar52 on 12/2/2017 & rated 91 points: Drinking beautifully. Might have a few years left but why wait? (1886 views) | | | Tasted by mpchs1988 on 5/13/2017 & rated 91 points: Served 56 deg. With tapas, vanilla tobacco, and mint. Palate has faded in mid section over last 3 years. Tobacco and sour cherry with limited oak, slightly acidic causing frontal palate dryness. Good wine. Too bad it's the last bottle. (3059 views) | | | Tasted by SMHalps on 3/8/2017 & rated 91 points: My final bottle, and all were enjoyed. Popped 'N Poured at an Italian restaurant for a "Spanish Wines" night with my wine group. Everyone liked this crowd pleasing wine. Smoke, coffee and black berry fruit were on the nose and taste. Medium finish. (2995 views) | | | Tasted by stevegpg on 2/18/2017 & rated 91 points: Favorite of the 2017 wine tasting. (2743 views) | | | Tasted by appel54 on 2/18/2017 & rated 91 points: Mörk tät röd färg
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Oerhört torrt och strävt, väldigt bra längd, runt och fylligt i munnen. Frukten lever kvar länge i munnen (bra druvkvalité?) (2901 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, September/October 2010, IWC Issue #152
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| 2006 Bodegas y Viñedos San Roman Toro Viña San Román Data SheetSpain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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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 [sic] 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 (when sweetened). 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 Castilla y León Wine (Turismo Castilla y León )Toro Wines of Toro |
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