Tardencuba Autor Tinta de Toro, Toro, Spain

塔當(dāng)庫(kù)巴酒莊奧托紅多羅紅葡萄酒

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：3741

The 2008 Autor was sourced from ungrafted vines over 100 years of age with the wine aged for 18 months in new French oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it gives up a brooding bouquet of sandalwood, tar, tapenade, lilacs, blackberry, and truffle. In the glass, this dense effort is an infant in its development with a minimum of another 8-10 years of cellaring required. Well proportioned despite its size, it will be loved by those who value unmitigated power. For those seeking finesse, look elsewhere. Bodegas Tardencuba is a 33 acre estate whose Tinta de Toro vines are all fermented with native yeasts and bottled without fining or filtration.Importer: F.L. Navarro, The Artisan Collection, Brooklyn, NY; Tel. (718) 596-0722

The 2007 Tardencuba Autor was sourced from 100+-year-old vines and aged for 18 months in new French oak. It exhibits a superb aromatic array of pain grille, mineral, spice box, floral notes, and wild blackberry. Layered, extracted, complex, and still tightly wound, this impressive effort demands cellaring. Give it 8-10 years of additional bottle age and drink it from 2015 to 2030. Both Tardencuba wines were sourced from dry-farmed ungrafted 70- to 100-year-old Tinta de Toto vines and fermented with native yeasts before bottling without fining or filtration.Importer: The Artisan Collection, New York, NY; tel. (212) 608-0072

Bodegas Tardencuba owns 15 hectares of Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) in the southwest of Zamora. The top wines are made from ungrafted centennial vines from a sandy region in which phylloxera never took hold. This wine was fermented with native yeasts and bottled without fining or filtration. The 2006 Autor was produced from 100+-year-old ungrafted vines and aged for 18 months in new French oak. The aromatics are already complex, with aromas of pain grille, mineral, espresso, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. Full-bodied and structured, with 6-8 years of cellaring potential, this layered, spicy wine has a long, pure finish. Drink it through 2025. Importer: F.L. Navarro, Quality Wines of Spain, New York, NY; tel. (212) 842-8181