Pintia, Toro (Spain), 2003

Deep purple/red.

Deeper nose than the Pesquera, but also shows more meat, earth and oak aromas than fruit.

Deep and a bit confectionary in the mouth. This has a blackberry syrup character, similar to the Chryseia blogged earlier. Tannin hits late here too. This really takes over the mouth, as much as any Old World wine can. Ultimately a bit one-dimensional, though. And I'm not sure any significant complexity will emerge with time.


$60