2005 Torres Catalunya Sangre de Toro

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 84.2 points

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  9/2/2023 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  As opposed to the modern version of this wine, this was bottled under a cork, not a screwcap. 13,5% alcohol.
  
  Evolved, somewhat hazy and rather opaque blackish-red color with a rusty maroon hue. The nose feels evolved but also surprisingly complex with layered aromas of earthy funk, some sweet notes of dried fruits, a little bit of saddle leather, light raisiny tones, a hint of tobacco and a touch of red cherry. The wine feels evolved, complex and moderately tertiary on the palate with a medium body and ripe, somewhat sweet-toned flavors of dried dates, figs and dark fruits, some tobacco, a little bit of saddle leather, light earthy tones, a hint of raisiny character and a touch of ripe red cherry. The overall feel is surprisingly structure-driven for a Sangre de Toro, thanks to the rather high acidity and still moderately grippy medium-plus tannins. The finish is long, evolved and quite grippy with a dark-toned aftertaste of raisins and dried figs, some leathery tones, a little bit of tobacco, light cherry nuances, a hint of cigar box and a touch of earthy spices.
  
  I expected this wine to be over the hill, but instead this turned out to be not only still alive, but also surprisingly complex and serious wine! There were some vibrant red-toned fruit flavors intermingling with the more tertiary dried-fruit flavors, and the wine seemed to be more tannic than any other Sangre de Toro I've tasted - even at 18 years of age! While this wasn't the most impressive or complex Spanish red wine I've tasted, this definitely exceeded all my expectations - and by a huge margin! Goes to show how even some of these cheapos made in huge quantities can evolve and turn into something interesting with enough age! Color me impressed.

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  10/15/2022 - Uno Nesso wrote: flawed

  Corked -> Binned

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  4/18/2010 - smidler wrote: 85 Points

  Used for Sangria, recipe courtesy of Bobby Flay. The sangria was nice, due in large part to the recipe (called for a simple sugar and pomegranate juice!, which made for some nice complexity on the palette). From the sip of the wine that I had while making the sangria, I think this wine is perfectly suited for sangria and I'm not sure it would hold up as a stand-alone.

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  2/27/2009 - dy_dx wrote:

  Always struck by the QPR of this wine. Not complex, but simple, forward fruit makes it easy to drink alone.

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  1/22/2009 - drbill wrote:

  thin. fruity. relatively nondescript. benign. not a fan.

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