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Numanthia 2006 75cl

DO | Castilla y León | Spain
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Critics scores
94 Robert Parker
The mid-level 2006 Numanthia is a deeper color than both vintages of Termes. It displays a brooding bouquet of wood smoke, Asian spices, violets, espresso, black cherry, and blackberry. Dense, rich, powerful, and incipiently complex, it merits 5-7 years of additional bottle age and will offer prime drinking from 2015 to 2026. Bodegas Numanthia-Termes was sold by the Eguren family to Moet-Hennessey prior to the 2006 vintage. What this might ultimately mean for quality or style of the wine remains to be seen but there is no questioning the performance of the 2006 and 2007 vintages.
93 Wine Spectator
Firm tannins frame black cherry, mineral, licorice and herbal notes in this chewy red. Well-proportioned, with lively acidity and a lovely floral finish. Tannic now, but the fruit should emerge with age. Best from 2011 through 2017. 20,000 cases imported. –TM
Producer
Bodega Numanthia
Found along the south bank of the Duero River, Bodega Numanthia Termes extends over four vineyard sites across the Toro appellation. Named after an ancient Spanish city which fought off Roman occupation over twenty years ago, Numanthia was established in 1998 by the Rioja based Eguren family. Today, however, the bodega is owned by the leading global luxury trader, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. At the start, Robert Parker launched their now flawless reputation when he “discovered” their first 1998 vintage of Numanthia, giving it a whopping 95 points. The 40-hectare estate presently produces three wines, of which, their top Tempranillo is Termanthia, a full-bodied, limited production bottle. Today, the bodega is one of the highest profile wineries in Toro, their wines even rival those coming from the best Spanish appellations, like Ribera del Duero, Rioja and Priorat.