Termanthia 2017
Reserva red wine from Toro. Old-vines Tinta de Toro aged for 20 months in French oak barrels and for no less than 60 months in the bottle.
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Termanthia 2017
The iconic wine Termanthia is made from Tinta de Toro grapes sourced from ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines 120+ years of age, planted at an 850 metres above sea level, in the heart of DO Toro.
This one-of-a-kind Spanish red wine of the Numanthia winery - a branch of the LVMH luxury group - was vinified with the utmost care. After a meticulous harvest, the grapes were crushed by foot, fermented in truncated cone-shaped French oak barrels of different sizes and macerated with the skins for roughly three weeks.
After that, this red wine from Toro underwent malolactic fermentation in oak barrels.
Then the red wine Termanthia 2017 was aged into 80% new French oak barrels for a period of 20 months.
Finally, this Reserva red wine was bottled unfiltered in July 2019 and kept in the cellar for 60 months before its commercial release.
Decant this wine made from pre-phylloxera vines minimum of 4 hours before drinking.
| Appearance | The red wine Termanthia is deep purple with some blackish and ink-coloured nuances. |
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| Nose | Impressively rich, this Tinta de Toro suggests lively forest berries with a myriad of spicy suggestions, elegant wooden notions and delicate notes of rose petals and lavender, underscored by an imposing, but nonetheless restrained minerality. |
| Palate | This red wine from Toro of Bodega Numanthia is bold and amazingly dense and concentrated and impressively balanced. Acidity is nothing short of exceptional, as well as the tannins and the overall structure. Layered, balanced and amazingly long, with a resounding mineral aftertaste. |
| Our personal opinion | The wine Termanthia 2017 is a modern legend of Spanish wine. |
| OTHER VINTAGES | Termanthia 2015: Enterwine 94. Parker 93. Peñín 95. J. Suckling 94. Decanter 96. Termanthia 2013: Enterwine 96. Peñín 96. J. Suckling 94. Parker 93. Termanthia 2012: Peñín 97. Enterwine 97. Parker 94. Termanthia 2011: Parker 91. Peñín 97. Termanthia 2010: Peñín 96. Parker 93. Termanthia 2004: Parker 100. |
| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Red |
| D.O. | Toro |
| Bottle size | 75 cl |
| Percentage of Alcohol | 15 |
| Serving tempurature | 16-18ºC |
| Should this wine be decanted? | Four hours before serving |
| Does this wine follow the guidelines of biodynamic Farming? | No |
| Organic | No |
| Is this product free of sulfites? | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Ageing | Reserva |
| Type of ageing | Months in French oak barrels |
| Number of months aged in Barrels | 20 |
| Parker's Score | 95 |
| Peñin Score | 95 |
| Enterwine's Score | 94 |
| Other guides | T. Atkin 91. J. Suckling 94. |
| Mono-Varietal | Tinta de Toro |
| Pairings | Alone, Birds, Chocolate, Civet, Game animals, Roasted red meats, Specialty Spanish prosciutto |
| Taste | Complex and Elegant, Silky and intense, Very intense and inky |
| Occasion | A special occasion, Because you deserve it, Romantic Dinner |
| Red Grapes | Tinta de Toro |
