Numanthia, Termanthia Vintage:2007 For the patient as this

For the patient as this is very much a smaller-scaled Bonnes Mares that is well worth checking out

crushed flowers and sweet spices

which is frankly ridiculous

showing immense purity and power all in one package

Moderate reduction renders the nose unreadable today

Numanthia, Termanthia Vintage:2007 For the patient as thisThe 2015 Termanthia is a selection from 120 year old ungrafted Tinta de Toro vines from six plots that fermented in French oak vats with commercial yeasts and matured in barrels for 22 months; this vintage is when they started using less new oak. It has 15% alcohol and a pH of 3. 67. Tasting this next to the 2016, it feels like there's more toasty oak here, and it's very balsamic with notes of camphor and a little minty, a little heady and quite ripe