'Bodega Numanthia offers a fresh, elegant take on Toro. I will never look at a Toro wine in quite the same way again.' – Andy Howard MW, JancisRobinson.com.
2017 Numanthia, the estate’s signature wine, comes from a 100-parcel selection of ungrafted, unirrigated 70 to 100-year-old vines. With yields as low as 2 tonnes per hectare, the concentration is otherworldly, with black olives, earthiness and great length.
2018 Termes is the more approachable red and comes from 30 to 50 year-old vines. It shows blackberries and graphite and has been described as ‘classical’ (Wine Advocate), with ‘a step up in quality’ (James Suckling) compared to previous vintages.
Named after a legendary Spanish city, said to have resisted Roman invasion for 20 years in 133 BC, Bodega Numanthia is situated in Valdefinjas, D.O. Toro – closer to Portugal than Rioja. Numanthia has also obtained organic certification for 116 of their 200 hectares, and their main external suppliers have started the certification process.
*Tinta de Toro is the local clone of Tempranillo. It has evolved to thrive in the extremely harsh conditions of the Toro region and presents as tiny black berries, with flavour in spades.