2004 Bodega Numanthia Toro Termes

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  2/27/2023 - forceberry wrote: 79 Points

  100% Tinta del Toro aka. Tempranillo, Aged for 16 months in second use barriques. 14,5% alcohol.
  
  Moderately evolved and quite translucent figgy-red. The nose feels rich and somewhat tired with tertiary aromas of dried dates and meat stew, some leathery tones, a little bit of oxidative soy sauce, light nuances of beef jerky and a sweet hint of ripe and soft dark plums. The wine is fat, chewy and sweet-toned on the palate with a very full body and bold, evolved flavors of strawberry jam and wizened dark plums, some gamey tones, a little bit of blueberry jelly, light oxidative notes of soy sauce and beef jerky, a lifted hint of minty greenness and a touch of ripe boysenberries. The wine is quite low in acidity, but the assertive, extracted tannins lend quite a bit of grip and firmness to the mouthfeel. The finish is aged, juicy and quite grippy with some alcohol warmth and a medium-long aftertaste of ripe dark fruits, some oxidative notes of soy sauce and beef jerky, a little bit of dried dates, light pruney tones, a hint of leather and a touch of strawberry jam.
  
  A huge, fat and excessively ripe Tempranillo that is getting too old for its own good. While there is still some of that very ripe and concentrated fruit left here, most of it has evolved into this sweet, pruney mess, and what still remains is starting to get overwhelmed by the oxidative notes of soy sauce and beef jerky. There's no denying that the wine is impressively big - huge, even - but the acidity feels nowhere near sufficient to lend good sense of balance or structure to the wine. Fortunately the ample and quite grippy tannins still manage to lend some sense of firmness to the texture - otherwise the wine would feel just gloopy raisin juice. All in all, it feels like this wine must've been much better some ten years ago - and it is entirely possible we just had a prematurely evolved bottle - but I doubt the wine was particularly harmonious or balanced even in its youth. Can't say this wine managed to win me over.

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  7/6/2022 - bootaylor76 Likes this wine:

  Definitely couldn’t go any longer in the cellar. Nice berry fruits with hints of vanilla coming thru. Great qpr ratio
  
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  4/22/2022 - stoneb Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Brief decant for considerable sediment. Deep purple color. Black fruit and earth on nose and palate; tannin mostly resolved but still a bit of grip. An excellent wine from a fine vintage, but was better a couple of years ago. I'll finish my remaining couple of bottles over the next few years.

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  4/7/2022 - MRichman wrote:

  Really good and drinking well. Good solid fruit. Drink over the next 5-8 years.

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  3/15/2022 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Similar to prior notes after decanting; delicious & went well with pizza, drink

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