winemaker's notes:
"Any aspiring collectors should add a case of this to their stash. The 2004 Numanthia comes from a different terroir with a different clone of Tinta de Toro. The vines for this cuvee range from 70-100 years of age with tiny yields of 1 ton of fruit per acre. The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in barrel followed by 19 months in new French oak before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
The wine is a glass-coating opaque purple with a killer nose of mineral, pencil lead, wild blueberry, and blackberry liqueur that roars from the glass. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, dense, and already beginning to show complexity within its layers of spicy black fruits. There is immense power, well-concealed ripe tannin, and the well-delineated finish lasts for over one minute.
This is a sensational effort which in a perfect world should be cellared for a decade and enjoyed over the following 25+ years. However, the elderly among us should not feel guilty about opening a bottle now."
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
98 Points
user reviews:
The top 3 most liked reviews for this wine.
A Customer - Spain
Solid wine but very young. Still a very tannic wine; I would give it a 91 or 92 points right now, but in 10 years will be far better. Medium fruit below that tannin. I have some bottles of the 02 & 03 and sure I will add some more of the 04
