If ever a winery name held symbolic imagery for the style of wine they produce its Numanthia. The winery is named after the town and castle in Spain's Toro region which 2,000 years ago held out for over a century against the siege of the Roman Legions that swept across Europe . The same tenacity is a definite requisite to grow grapes on 100 year old vines in this rocky windswept area, but the results have turned Toro into one of the hottest viticulture regions in Spain and globally; with Numanthia leading the way. All of Numanthia's wines are 100% Tinto de Toro varietal, they produce three distinctive styles; Termes, Numanthia and Termanthia. Termes is intended to be bright, lively, fruit forward and I have always thought of this wine as a showpiece of what Tinto de Toro should be. 2008 after a cold winter warmed up and delivered another strong vintage for Termes. Violets on the nose, blackberries and hints of tobacco and anise on the palate and the typical Termes silky mouthfeel. If you have ever seen a typical grape vine either for viticulture or table grapes imagine farming vines like the one pictured below!
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