Bodega Numanthia Termanthia 2015 750ml

Numanthia's top wine, Termanthia, is regularly made from a single five-hectare (11-acre) parcel of 120-year-old vines. The grapes are crushed by foot, fermented in oak vats and the wine is aged in what is sometimes referred to as 200 percent new French oak (after an initial period in new oak, the wine is racked into another, unused new oak barrel).

Bright cherry red with ruby highlights. Numanthia 2015 is a fresh, yet expressive wine. It first reveals a fruity nose with cranberries, blackcurrant and violet notes, then hints of cinnamon, cloves and black pepper followed by delicate and balsamic aromas with mint, eucalyptus and sandalwood. Firm on the palate with a harmonious, wide and balanced evolution.

94 Points - Wine Spectator

Dense and compact, there's a sense of restraint to this potent red, with flavors of black raspberry puree, tea rose, fig cake, dark chocolate and herb-laced balsamico unfurling slowly on the palate. The dark and brooding flavour range is buoyed by lively acidity, and minerally iron and smoke accents show on the finish, alongside fine, taut tannins.

94 Points - James Suckling

A rich and intense red with lots of red-fruit aromas and flavours, together with lightly toasted oak and dried flowers. It's full and powerful, but with a touch of elegance and focus. This is a selection of about five or six of the finest parcels. Drink or hold