Red Wine Elías Mora Descarte 2018

Crianza red wine from Toro. Varietal Tinta de Toro and aged for 12 months in French oak barrels.
Crianza. 12 Months in French oak barrels
Percentage of Alcohol: 15º
Bottle size: 75 cl
D.O.: Toro
Grapes Varieties: Tinta de Toro,
Wineries: Elías Mora
ñ 91 91 91

Availability: In stock

€19.70
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This is the new vintage of the wine Elías Mora Descarte, a savoury, crisp Spanish red wine wine that was first produced out of sheer chance by Bodega Elías Mora some years ago.

This wine is made from Tinta de Toro grapes sourced from north-oriented, 45-year old vineyards. In principle, those grapes were destined to the Crianza wine.

However, once the vinification process was finished the oenologists of the Elías Mora winery realised that the wine had a distinctive personality. Thus, they decided to separately age the wine in French oak barrels for a period of 12 months.

Produced in the increasingly interesting region of Toro, the wine Elías Mora Descarte 2018 should have a fruitful evolution in the bottle.

Decant this red wine from Toro some time before drinking.

Pair this Crianza red wine with cold cuts, smoked foods, oily fish recipes and game dishes.

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Appearance

The wine Elías Mora Descarte is medium purple with a garnet rim and some violet glints.

Nose

This varietal Tinta de Toro smells of wild strawberries, blueberries, aromatic herbs, laurel, graphite and petrol. In the background, this Toro red wine suggests notes of cedar, toast and a dash of tobacco.

Palate

This wine of bodega Elías Mora has a remarkable acidity, nice tension and focus and some ripe tannins. Long finish with gentle remembrances of underbrush and black fruit with some mineral undertones.

Our personal opinion

In contrast with many reds produced in Toro, the wine Elías Mora Descarte 2018 is defined by its freshness and drinkability.

OTHER VINTAGES

Elías Mora Descarte 2017:

Enterwine 94. Peñín 92. Vinous 93. Wine Spectator 91.

Elías Mora Descarte 2015:

Enterwine 94.

Elías Mora Descarte 2014:

Enterwine 93. Wine Enthusiast 94. Wine & Spirits Magazine 94.

Elías Mora Descarte 2013:

Enterwine 93. Stephen Tanzer 91.

Elías Mora Descarte 2012:

First vintage. Parker 94. Peñín 91. Stephen Tanzer 92.

 

Year 2018
Type Red
D.O. Toro
Bottle size 75 cl
Serving tempurature 15*17ºC
Should this wine be decanted? 20 minutes before serving
Ageing Crianza
Type of ageing Months in French oak barrels
Number of months aged in Barrels 12
Peñin Score 91
Enterwine's Score 91
Media rating 91
Mono-Varietal Tinta de Toro
Pairings Alone, Birds, Bull meat, Chocolate, Game animals, Roasted foods, Roasted lamb, Roasted lamb ribs, Roasted pork, Roasted red meats, Specialty plates
Taste Complex and Elegant, Tasty with barrel notes, Very intense and inky
Occasion A special occasion, Because you can, Because you deserve it, Romantic Dinner
Reviews
2 Reviews
Descarte
Value
Very interesting. Tinta de Toro has a sort of brutal, in-your-face honesty which some may find off-putting, but that I, for one, happen to enjoy. A wine with no filters in the best possible sense.
Review by (Posted on 3 April 2019)
Mora
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Dark and deep, with intense tannins and a fragrance of earth, burnt sugar, flowers and black fruit. Will live quite for quite a long time.
Review by (Posted on 6 November 2017)
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