Numanthia Termes: $23 from 2004 and Today after 5 Years of Bottle Age

[Joe H]

Score: 91

Release Price: $30

Country: Spain

Region: Spain

Issue: May 31, 2012

This expressive red offers blackberry, chocolate, toast and mineral notes, with firm, well-integrated tannins supporting a plush texture. Ripe yet focused, in the modern style. Drink now through 2017. 7,000 cases

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Above is the WS "review" of it. Costco has the 2009 for $23.99 a bottle which is noted above. Tonight we opened a bottle of it alongside of a bottle of the '04 which I've had for five years. Both were @ 55 or 56 degrees when opened. The '09 is a big, alcoholic wine (15%) for the price while the '04 (14.7%) has smoothed out and is just absolutely delicious with real mouth coating depth.

I write this because tomorrow I'll return to Costco and buy a case of the '09 to put away for five or more years. A wonderful wine that today, after five years, drinks even better.

Twenty three ninety nine.