5 | Wine | Tempranillo, Toro

"It has a soft, mint-tinged bouquet with light dried rose petal tones. The palate is medium-bodied with a spicy entry, prickly red berry fruit, cedar and graphite originating from the oak. The finish is quite sharp with a dash of white pepper lingering on the aftertaste. This is a perfectly pleasant Toro red."

"The 2011 G Dehesa Gago eschews oak – the wine is just put in the tank and then racked. It has a straightforward bouquet of blueberry, red cherries and a touch of balsamic that is well-defined and “pert.” The palate is quite succulent and primal on the entry with lush blueberry and cassis notes. It offers a pleasing, grainy texture with that balsamic note returning on the finish."

"A glass-coating opaque purple color (a trademark of the 2009 vintage in Toro), it surrenders an inviting perfume of violets, spicy black fruits, and an earthy minerality. Displaying some complexity as well as succulent fruit, this lengthy effort is an outstanding value that can be enjoyed now and over the next 6+ years."

"This fruity, intense, deeply flavoured red displays bags of ripe cherry and raspberry fruit flavours interwined with violets and liquorice. This unoaked style preserves the pure fruit of the region."

"A powerful wine with modern structure and distinctive character. This red is so thick and rich it's almost oily in texture, with exotic flavors of black fruit, game, dried herb and hoisin. Muscular tannins keep this structured, but give way to floral and graphite notes on the finish."

"The purple-colored 2009 Prima is made up of 90% Tinta de Toro and 10% Garnacha aged for 12 months in seasoned French oak prior to bottling without filtration. Earthy minerals, espresso, truffle, licorice, and blackberry aromas lead to a ripe, dense, sweetly-fruited, layered wine lacking only complexity."