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forceberry wrote:

Saturday, February 13, 2021 - Almost 100% Tinta de Toro with a dash of Albillo Mayor in the blend. Aged for 15-18 months in oak barriques and larger foudres. 15% alcohol.

Extracted, somewhat evolved and almost fully opaque blackish-red with a figgy hue. The nose is sweet and sunny with opulent aromas of plums, some licorice, a little bit of dried blackcurrants, light toasty oak tones, a hint of floral lift and a touch of boozy alcohol. The wine is sweet, extracted and quite hot on the body with a very full body and voluptuous flavors of ripe plums, some blackcurrant jam, a little bit of sweet chocolatey oak, light savory notes of extracted woody spice, a hint of developed figgy fruit and a touch of vanilla. Fortunately the wine is quite structured for its size, thanks to the rather high acidity and ample, extracted and grippy tannins. The finish is rich and juicy with some alcohol heat and bold, lengthy flavors of sweet dark plums, some mocha oak, light boysenberry jam tones, a little bit of vanilla, a hint of dried dark berries and a touch of wizened figs.

An impressively structured yet still quite plush and voluptuous Toro red. Retains surprisingly good structure for such a blocky wine, but nevertheless this feels a bit too oaky and high in alcohol for my taste. I guess this is impressive, if you like huge, extracted and sweet-toned wines, but I find it rather hard to get into these Toro wines - to me they are all about huge size and ripeness, lacking the focus and sense of freshness the best Ribera del Duero wines can show. This is good, but nothing beyond that. Feels somewhat overpriced for the quality at 36,90€.

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