2003 Bodegas Pintia Toro Pintia

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  12/24/2022 - Get Real Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This felt past peak but definitely still very enjoyable if you enjoy tertiary flavours.

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  3/22/2022 - forceberry wrote: 87 Points

  100% Tinta de Toro. Cold-soaked for up to 5 days before the fermentation in oak vats, aged in French (70%), American (25%) and Hungarian (5%) oak barrels for 12 months. Bottle #53846. 15% alcohol.
  
  Dark, almost fully opaque yet still relatively youthful cherry-red color with a brick-orange rim. Very dense, concentrated and dark-toned nose with somewhat evolved aromas of wizened dark plums, some boozy notes of alcohol, a little bit of leathery funk, light tertiary nuances of tobacco, a meaty hint of prosciutto and a touch of forest floor. The wine feels ripe, dense and concentrated with intense and rather sweetish flavors of wizened dark plums, some dried dates, a little bit of overripe black cherry, light raisiny tones, a hint of tobacco and a touch of blackberry or black raspberry. The high alcohol lends some obvious heat to the palate and the structure seems to rely mostly on the tough, extracted and still quite grippy tannins rather than on the medium-plus acidity. The finish is rich, bold and quite grippy with rather pronounced alcohol heat and intense, somewhat evolved and moderately sweetish flavors of prunes and raisins, some savory notes of old leather and a little bit of tobacco, an extracted hint of woody bitterness and an evolved touch of gamey meat.
  
  Contrasting the very evolved and rather oxidized bottle we tasted a year and a half ago, this wine was miles better - not really showing any obvious oxidative notes, just very evolved and moderately tertiary fruit. There's still not escaping the fact that this wine comes from a very sunny vintage in a very hot region, so there's lots of everything - except for perhaps finesse. The wine is big, concentrated and quite clumsy, with way too much alcohol for my preference. Even though the wine is fully drinkable - unlike the previous bottle we had - this still feels more like a caricature of Toro than a wine to be taken seriously. This is good in its own sort of way, but still not my kind of thing.

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  3/11/2022 - StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 95 Points

  What a fabulous and intense Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo). Still young. Thoroughly sunkissed.
  
  Dark red, clear bricking.
  Deep, rich alluring aromatics that promises a profound impact and experience.
  
  And, yes, promise delivered!
  
  Spices, herbs, earth, plums, fruit and a good dollop of tannic pleasures. Intense! Long! This is fantastic!
  Wife restrained at 93p.

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  10/1/2020 - forceberry wrote: 81 Points

  100% Tinta de Toro. Cold-soaked for up to 5 days before the fermentation in oak vats, aged in French (70%), American (25%) and Hungarian (5%) oak barrels for 12 months. Bottle #117527. 15% alcohol.
  
  Deep and somewhat translucent blackish cherry red color. Pungent, oxidative and rather unpleasant nose with a very prominent streak of fusel alcohols that remind me a lot of awamori (distilled rice alcohol from Okinawa) and grappa. These boozy aromas are followed by lighter aromas of oxidative nuttiness, some dog food and a little bit of soy sauce. A rather unattractive impression. The wine is dense, ripe and sweet-toned on the palate with a full body and intense, chewy flavors of meat consommé, some grappa-like notes of fusel alcohol, a little bit of pruney dark fruit, light notes of extracted woody bitterness and savory oak spice, a hint of ferrous blood and a touch of oxidative nuttiness. The overall feel is very concentrated and rather robust, but also lacking definition and elegance. The structure relies much more on the tough and heavily extracted tannins than on the medium acidity. The high alcohol makes the wine appear rather hot and boozy. The finish is hot, tannic and very long with very long and quite tertiary flavors of oxidative nuttiness, some meaty umami notes, a little bit of beef jerky, light fusel notes of awamori, a sweet hint of prune and a touch of extracted woody bitterness.
  
  A tough, too heavy and rather unbalanced Toro that is already getting part its prime. The wine is completely devoid of freshness; the nose is rather off-putting with its aromas of awamori, grappa and dog food; the fruit is getting tired and dull; and oxidation is already starting to creep in. With its overwhelming alcohol heat and quite low acidity, the wine is not particularly enjoyable and quite quickly becomes a chore to drink. Quite a disappointment. Not recommended.

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  5/18/2020 - herbaceous Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Plum Gunpowder Minerals. Really big and more extracted than the 03, but great. Lot of heat. Better give it a lot of air.

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