2016 Torres Verdejo Rueda Sangre de Toro

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  8/10/2018 - mjwstickings Likes this wine: 88 Points

  I feel like a broken record saying this, but Torres is just fantastic at making benchmark wines for specific regions and varietals throughout Spain -- and at reasonable prices (these are not "luxury" benchmarks). As one of the country's most significant winemakers, it's what it does, period, from its Salmos from Priorat to its Pazo das Bruxas from Rías Baixas to its Céleste from Ribera del Duero. And this Sangre de Toro from Rueda, in the northwestern part of the country, made from the native Verdejo grape, is no exception, as it offers aromas and flavours of lemon, lime, grapefruit, apple, pear, almond, asparagus, and grass, the fruit nicely offset by the nuttiness and greenery, mild bitterness and spiciness joining the sweetness and tartness, all situated on a pleasantly invigorating acidic frame. Crisp and clean, with decent depth and complexity, it really does showcase this lovely (and widely unknown) varietal in a substantial way, and it makes for a fine aperitif or accompaniment especially to seafood, though it can certainly hold its own with heavier fare.

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