Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Teso La Monja |
Label Name: | Vintage (wooden Box) |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Country: | Spain |
Region: | Toro, Castilla y León |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | 100% Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Flagship of Teso La Monja; the estate and nearby cuvées receive high scores from major critics (several vintages 94–99 pts)
Tasting Note
Concentrated black cherry and plum with cocoa, laurel and graphite notes; powerful yet refined, silky tannins, ripe spice and a long saline finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roasted lamb, braised short ribs, aged Manchego. Asian: Korean BBQ (galbi/bulgogi), Chinese red-braised pork (hong shao rou), Szechuan beef, rich Japanese wagyu.
Production Method
Hand-harvested from pre-phylloxera vines, strict berry-by-berry selection. Fermented in wood and stainless vats with malolactic in an ovum (egg) oak vat; aged ~24 months in fine French oak.
Vineyard Info
Produced by the Eguren family (Viñedos y Bodegas Sierra Cantabria). Sourced from a tiny, ancient 1.8 ha ungrafted vineyard; extremely limited production and artisanal winemaking.