Numanthia, Toro (Spain) 1998

Red/purple.

Coconut oak/macaroon, earth/custard, bread pudding-fruit nose.

Round entry, marred a bit by an oxidative oak character. Big, chewy, coconut flavor/structure. An exotic peach pit finishing flavor. This just doesn't sing. No integration of components. Huge material, poorly handled in the winery (something I can relate to). No way this is getting better.

Day 4 - Nose a more expressive version of Day 1. Really does the bread pudding/custard thing with a huge coconut influence.
Pretty hideous in the mouth. Lots of material and action, but completely unhinged. Like me pounding on a piano.

$30 on release