For the people of Castile in the headlands of the Duero river, the name Numancia conjures up the heroic resistance over 2,100 years ago against overwhelming roman legions. For 20 years the People of Numancia held out against the Romans.
Tinta de Toro vines in like manner resisted the assault of the Phylloxera 100 years ago and we have selected the name Numanthia for our wine to commemorate this parallelheroism.
This powerful red is made of 100% Tinta de Toro grapes from 30+ year old ungrafted vines. Termes receives malolactic fermentation in barrel and is aged for 14-16 months in one-year-old French barriques. Termes represents Numanthia's desire to showcase the historical wine reputation of the Toro region. Throughout the Middle ... more
We are awaiting the '05 Spanish scores, but until then, here's a reminder of this wine's 98 point Wine Advocate score & description: "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 ... more
From an 11 acre plot, 2600 feet above sea level, planted with 100+-year-old ungrafted vines, the yields were well under 1 ton of fruit per acre. The wine was barrel fermented and received the '200% new oak' treatment for 20 months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. It is big, ... more
