Telmo Rodriguez Delesa Gago Toro G 2005

This wine definitely gets me in the mood for a variety of meats. The grapes for this wine are taken from rediscovered bush vines in the Toro region in Spain. Once the grapes reach the winery they are treated with great care and consideration.  This is ferments naturally in cement casks and then transferred to predominately older oak for a year.  This is ready to go so if you have any get your teeth into them.

Telmo Rodriguez Delhesa Gago Toro G 2005

The alcohol dominates this a little but for what was an extremely dry year, the team at Telmo has pulled out a pearler. There are flavours in the dirty red spectrum but then quickly takes it up into the darkness with dark cherry cola, blackberry compote, dried licorice and an meaty complexity that is beguiling. The tannins spread out on your tongue while the flavours sits nicely in the medium to full bodied territory.

Alcohol: 15%
Price: $50
Rated: 91
Drink: Now to 2014