2018 Bodegas Elías Mora Toro Descarte

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  10/13/2023 - seekingbalance Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Big wine, a bit of a fruit bomb, but a VERY sophisticated fruit bomb.
  
  And 2 hours in the fruit bomb has dissipated.
  
  Ripe Tempranillo in the Ribera school, but with less structure, more jam, and a bit more scorched earth. Modify that, Ribera crossed with Rioja for that barrel-age-aroma light nose.
  
  Adder 2+ hours in. This is a beautifully rich, velvety, forward, yet elegant wine. I really like it a lot. and its great with food, at least meat and cheese.
  
  I'm trying to place the nose. Forceful but not "etoh hot", both nose and palate yell raspberries, raspberry jam/ kirsch liquor. Some spice and vanilla/oak as well ( a hint of Rioja mixed in).
  
  Very seductive.
  
  Dark, but not particularly opaque. Ruby-purple, transparent rim.
  
  As noted an aromatic wine, with both fruit and spice/vanilla components. Nose matches well to the palate.
  
  Palate is medium body, much alike a rioja. I dont detect much dirt or similar - its quite "pure" in both nose and taste.
  
  Finish is pretty long, and its only been open a little while.
  
  Its growing on me.
  
  This will undoubtedly mature and change over the years, but its ready now - not at all tight or green

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  6/1/2023 - corkscrews Likes this wine: 90 Points

  A nose of dark fruits and spices, dark garnet in color. A medium to full bodied red, with blackberry, plum, vanilla and spice on finish, was very good. www.winelx.com

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