Jamessuckling.com | JS 96
Published: Aug 9, 2022

I love the aromas of bark, mushrooms and wet earth with dark fruit. Turns to ink and black olives. Full-bodied with chewy and intense tannins, yet there’s real polish and length to this. Still tight, but starting to come through. Blend of 100 parcels of old vines with an average age of 50 years, some as old as 120 years. Drinkable now, but better in 2025.

The Wine Advocate | RP 93
Published: Jan 31, 2023
Drink: 2022-2027

The 2017 Numanthia represents a blend of their terroirs selected from over 100 plots of ungrafted vines, and it fermented with commercial yeasts and matured in 225- and 400-liter French oak barrels, 60% of them new, for 18 months. They lost 30% of the crop to frost, and then it was warm and dry and the grapes ripened thoroughly. They made an effort to remove all the raisins and did a softer vinification to moderate the extraction. It's ripe at 15.5% alcohol and has a pH of 3.79 and is quite harmonious, big and rich but with no excess and with integrated oak. 76,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2019.

Numanthia, bought by LVMH in 2008, started the transformation of their wines eight years ago, harvesting earlier, doing less extraction and using less new oak and larger barrels and vats. At the same time, they decided to release the wines with more time in bottle—Numanthia five years after the harvest and Termanthia seven. They have obtained organic certification for their over 100 hectares of vineyards and are in the process of certifying their main external suppliers. They produce 220,000 bottles. The wines are still powerful, ripe and concentrated but with better-integrated oak and more harmony than in the past.

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Numanthia is a reference of spanish finest wines, crafted from 100% Tempranillo Tinta de Toro grapes. This wine stands out thanks to its depth and complexity, representing the essence of Bodega Numanthia.

Tasting Notes
Numanthia displays a ripe cherry color with ruby reflections. The nose is elegant, fresh, and deep, with hints of red berries, cocoa, sweet spices, and a floral background. The palate offers a gentle, ample, and sweet entry, showcasing great expression and balance. It features smooth, well-coated tannins with a sense of volume. Flavors of ripe blueberries and black currants, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a finish with hints of rosemary and graphite contribute to a long and complex finish. The wine's good acidity provides length and ensures its aging potential.

Colour
Ripe cherry color with ruby reflections

Aroma
On the nose the wine is elegant, pleasant, fresh and deep, with hints of red berries, cocoa, sweet spices and floral background.

Palate
The entrance is gentle, ample and sweet. It shows great expression and balance, with smooth, well-coated tannins and a great sense of volume. Ripe fruits such as blueberries and black currants, notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and a finish with hints of rosemary and graphite make it long and complex. Good acidity lengthens it and allows this wine to be enjoyed over the next 10 years.