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| Drinking window: Drink between 2023 and 2029 (based on 157 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.4 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mbk07 on 8/6/2023 & rated 89 points: First Night, the wine was not in balance, to much acidity, second night much better, everthing find together and the wine start to show its potential. Would wait two more years before open next bottle. Now 89pt but potential for 1 oder 2 more points. (298 views) | | | Tasted by Caruso on 4/23/2023 & rated 90 points: Crimson. A bit tight nose with blue and black fruit, later pencil shavings, on the palate especially black cherry notes. Accessible with a tannic backbone, but smooth and round far from being tannic. Not meant for the long track, I guess. The 92 points from Gutiérrez (TWA) are a bit high for me (drinking window -2026). It is not because of the intensity, but more because of the lack of elegance. Somewhat disappointing, but far from being average. 5/11/16/8. -2028 (324 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 3/29/2023: Cellartracker in the flesh with Tomas and Atsushi (Maru-Miyataya, Hatchobori, Tokyo): Dark berries with a little concentrated jammy strawberry and raspberry in support, slight vanilla and very slightly baked earth notes. Juicy acidity, drying grape and wood tannins, fruit profile as per the nose. Young, slight non-intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish, gets a little more raisined over the course of consumption (508 views) | | | Tasted by Harley1199 on 9/9/2022: Old Glories & New Spots by the Sea; 9/9/2022-9/11/2022 (Alicante - España): Newly bottle. Almirez very young, serious and receive with a dynamic secant. Fruit and wood. Better to wait another mandatory ten years. How to waste a good bottle from Toro.
Almirez muy joven serio y recibo con un secante dinámico. Fruta y madera. Mejor será esperar otros preceptivos diez años. Como malgastar una buena botella de Toro. (656 views) | | | Tasted by StefVl on 11/25/2021 & rated 82 points: Too young to drink. (512 views) |
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U.S. Importer (addt'l info)Spain 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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