Winery: Bodega Numanthia                      

Region: D.O. Toro

Vintage: 2022                                                              

Bottle: 75 cl                                                  

Grape Varieties: 100% Tinta de Toro.

Type: Red, oak-aged.

Alcohol Volume: 14.50% vol.

Serving Temperature: 16°–17°

Bodegas Numanthia is renowned for its preservation of the Tinta de Toro grape and managing some of the world's oldest vines, which range from 30 to 200 years of age.

The winery boasts a historic estate of 150 hectares spread across the region, situated on both banks of the river Duero. These pre-phylloxera vineyards, sculpted by time and ungrafted, have miraculously survived decades of extreme weather, enduring harsh winters and scorching summers.

The remarkably resilient vines grow in sandy, stony soil, which forces their roots to extend to great depths in search of water and nutrients. All this, combined with a careful selection of the finest grapes of the star variety par excellence, Tinta de Toro, and meticulous craftsmanship, enables the production of great wines of extraordinary finesse, character, and complexity.

Production:

The grapes are sourced from vineyards aged between 30 and 50 years, situated at an altitude of 700 metres on the slopes of the River Duero.

The grapes are harvested by hand, with a selection of bunches carried out in the vineyard. Temperature-controlled fermentation with daily pumping over. The wine matures for 16 months in first-year French oak barrels.

Tasting Notes:

Termes is the winery's most vibrant and fruity wine. It is a pleasant, lighter option that is ideal as an introduction to Toro wines.

Cherry red in colour, clear and bright. On the nose, it has a good fruity base that intertwines with spicy notes and a mineral undertone. On the palate, it is full-bodied and expressive, with fine tannins, freshness and vibrant acidity.