Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has a damp forest floor quality with black raspberries, and black cherries. On the palate, this is drinking quite well and much younger than its 15 years would suggest. It has shed most of its oak from its youth with plenty of fruit still left. It is ripe and jammy. Slight tannins mostly integrated at this point. Nice glycerin driven texture. Seems at or close to peak but no hurry. Slight warmth on the finish.
Of course, 2003 was an extremely hot vintage all across Spain. Some wines were over ripe while in other cases, the vines simply shut down causing under ripe wines. No worries here. This wine was excellent. Deep ruby in color if a bit flat. The nose is interesting. Dusty with cherries and black cherries and a hint of mint. On the palate, this has lush black cherries. Some initial heat but it smoothed out with a bit of air. It is a bit riper than most vintages but not too much. Drinking well now and for the next five to ten years.
A perennial great value and this one was no exception. Garnet in color, clear and bright. The nose is a bit sweaty with nice cherry fruit. Also a slight minty note. On the palate, this has deep cherry fruit. A sort of root beer quality creeps in which is interesting. Medium tannins. Nice finish. Still youthful, this should have five to ten more years and will develop tertiary notes. Will work with bigger foods right now.
An excellent bottle but not one of the better vintages of Numanthia. Deep ruby in color. The nose has clay, dust and plenty of black cherries. A bit thinner in body than other vintages. Nice black cherry fruit on the palate. Drinking fine right now. Very food friendly for a wide range of foods.
Deep ruby in color. The nose is slightly dusty with black cherries. On the palate, this has ripe black cherries. This seemed different than earlier vintages. LVMH bought this winery in 2008 so perhaps a bit different in philosophy. Not as concentrated and wild. It is a very good wine that will work with a wide variety of foods.
Another great wine from this winery. Purple in color, slight ruby at the rim. The nose is very tight at first. With air it shows some black cherry and spice. On the palate, delicious black cherry fruit. Showing quite young. Firm tannins. This bottle would have been better served being decanted for an hour or so. There is still some upside development to go which is impressive at 15 years from vintage. Works well on its own or needs bigger foods. Should be good for another 15 years.
