Teso La Monia 'Almirez' Tempranillo 2020
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- TASTING NOTE: "The 2020 Almirez, sourced from La Jara, Villabuena del Puente and Valdefinjas vineyards in Toro, was aged up to 14 months in oak barrels. The warm year has left its mark on this wine. With a dark garnet hue, its nose reveals notes of wild herbs, blackberry and marmalade over a cedar layer. Rich and dry, the taut palate showcases reactive tannins and nuanced flavors, leading to a long-lasting finish dominated by black fruits. The 2020 Almirez bold and rich Toro wine. (Drink between 2025-2035)" 93 Points - Joaquín Hidalgo
- ABOUT THE WINE: Grown on the sandy soils of the Toro D.O., the wine is produced with traditional methods including 100% destemming of the fruit and light pump-overs during fermentation. Malolactic fermentation and 14-month ageing takes place in French oak barrels of which are 30% new and 70% one-year-old.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: The Eguren family of Teso la Monja are one of D.O. Toro's most important pioneers, having cofounded Bodega Numanthia-Termes with Jorge Ordóñez in 1997. Numanthia was the first exhaustive fine wine project to resuscitate Toro since before phylloxera. Toro is one of Spain's most historic winemaking regions. Tempranillo originated in the Duero Valley, and many ampelographers believe that it originated in Toro, where it is known as Tinta de Toro. These ancient clones of Tempranillo were responsible for Toro being celebrated as Spain's finest winemaking region during the Middle Ages. Toro was also Spain's only region to completely resist phylloxera due to its sandy soils. Teso la Monja is the Eguren family's new interpretation of Toro, where they sought to produce a more refined and restrained expression of Toro by focusing on northern facing vineyard sites planted on clay soils covered in canto rodado.
- COUNTRY: Spain
- REGION: Toro
- VARIETAL: Tempranillo
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- CLASSIFICATION: Organic Farming
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 14.5%
- SIZE: 750ml
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