Bodegas Numanthia Termes 2009

Dark and opaque, with compact aromas of rubbery blackberry and controlled oak. Feels flush and grabby, with staunch tannins and creamy, toasty flavors accenting core blackberry and cassis. This seems more barrel-influenced the longer it airs out. A generous wine to drink now through 2015.

This expressive red offers blackberry, chocolate, toast and mineral notes, with firm, well-integrated tannins supporting a plush texture. Ripe yet focused, in the modern style. Drink now through 2017.

Glass-staining ruby. Pungent, expressive scents of cherry compote and dark berries, pipe tobacco and incense. Creamy cherry and blackcurrant flavors are lifted by gentle minerality and pick up a mocha element with air. Shows very good energy on the finish, leaving cherry-vanilla and violet notes behind.

Numanthia is located in the Toro region of Spain. Its four vineyards are located along the south bank of the Duero River. The wine is named after a legendary Spanish city that was destroyed (after 20 yrs of resistance) by Roman legions.

Glass-staining ruby. Pungent, expressive scents of cherry compote and dark berries, pipe tobacco and incense. Creamy cherry and blackcurrant flavors are lifted by gentle minerality and pick up a mocha element with air. Shows very good energy on the finish, leaving cherry-vanilla and violet notes behind.

This expressive red offers blackberry, chocolate, toast and mineral notes, with firm, well-integrated tannins supporting a plush texture. Ripe yet focused, in the modern style. Drink now through 2017.

Dark and opaque, with compact aromas of rubbery blackberry and controlled oak. Feels flush and grabby, with staunch tannins and creamy, toasty flavors accenting core blackberry and cassis. This seems more barrel-influenced the longer it airs out. A generous wine to drink now through 2015.