Winery - Maurodos
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Opens with mossy aromas that are soon replaced by foresty oak and murky black-fruit notes. The palate has enough thickness and concentration to register as true Toro, while the flavors of berry fruit, herbs and spice cover the bases. Oaky and lightly tannic on the finish, and just beefy and chewy enough.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dark, tight and masculine smelling, San Román is once again one of the two or three best wines from Toro. This vintage is black, extracted and super ripe, but it maintains a fine level of balance and more than adequate freshness. Flavors of coconut, vanilla and chocolate announce generous new oak, as does mocha and espresso on the finish. Heady but ready; ageable for another 5–8 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
About as good as it gets in terms of a powerful, fully oaked modern wine that still guards its core identity while offering plenty of straightforward drinking pleasure. San Roman in 2004 is a high-speed train with agile fruit and bracing acidity more dominating than, say, tannic might or alcoholic heat. Among the brave new world of modern wines from Toro this is one of the very best. 6,500 cases produced.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dark and pungent, with heavy but integrated oak. Notes of peanut and coconut are detectable, but they aren’t out of place. In the mouth, black plum flavors get a lift from cola, coffee and nutmeg accents. The finish is lively and moderately tannic, but overall this wine hits the bull’s eye.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Despite the hot vintage, we’re fairly blown away by this Toro red. It’s dense, dark and the nose is coated with mineral, crude oil and perfectly ripe black-fruit. Consistent with the region’s track record, San Roman delivers uncomplicated but powerful fruit character strengthened by serious tannins. Drink from 2007–2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Even in a marginal vintage, you should expect a true and polished taste of Toro from Maurodos’s Prima label. Blackberry, cherry and plum aromas are bonded by light balsam-like oak, while the palate is structured and delivers plenty of ripe black fruit. Chocolate and pepper on the finish seem right for the wine, which nails the Toro style even if it isn’t a blockbuster. Imported by Grapes of Spain.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
For an affordable taste of top-shelf Toro, this is where to start. Prima is the so-called second bottling from Maurodos, run by the lauded García family. It is easygoing and approachable, with handsome dark-fruit aromas backed by a smooth palate of black cherry, berry, chocolate and vanilla. Shows some creaminess on the finish, and very little of the heat and fire that can plague even the best wines from Toro. Drinkable now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This 100% Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) is a very impressive offering from the makers of Mauro. Dark in color, with rich aromas of very dark berry and cherry fruit, tobacco, and spicy oak, this is a real mouthful of flavor. It sports very good texture and a long, delicious finish with loads of fruit, spice and full but not harsh tannins. It is lavishly oaked, but its great depth of fruit maintains a handsome balance. Almost approachable now, it will definitely improve with age. (Available fall 2000.)
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Ripe, jammy and forward, Prima could become the blueprint for affordable but well-made Toro wines. It’s a modern bruiser from a modern, spotless facility, and it offers a clash of wild berry flavors, big-time tannins and powerful acidity. Like most Toro wines, it’ll take your cheeks to the cleaners if you don’t have meaty foods, cheese or lots of water to go with it. Drink now through 2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
We would not have expected anything to match the stellar 2004 San Román, but this newest vintage is up to the task. It’s opaque as midnight without a moon, and the nose is a delectable blend of vanilla, spice, hickory, mocha and meaty blackberry. The palate is both magnetic and sly; it pumps black fruit galore, but augments things with controlled chocolate and spice. Finishes a mile long, with cream, intensity and guile. This wine does not mess around. Best from 2010–2016.
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