2018 Teso La Monja 'Alabaster'
Toro, Spain
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 260 / 750ml
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5 from 1 User Rating
- 4 Critic Reviews
- Style Red - Rich and Intense
- Grape Variety Tinta de Toro
- Food Pairing Lamb
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Organic
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Critic tasting note: (2018 vintage) "Colour: very deep cherry;Aroma: complex, expressive, spicy, mineral, black fruit, ripe fruit;Flavour: full-bodied, long, great length, flavourful;" - Guia Penin
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2018 Bottle (750ml)
Teso la Monja Alabaster, Tempranillo, Toro, Spain
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Details
About the Product
- Producer Notes
- Teso La Monja represents the dawn of a new era in the Toro appellation. Our family has been the driving force behind the transformation of this region for over a decade.
- Drinking Window
- 2022-2030
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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14.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Eguren family
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Proprietary vineyards situated in Valmediano, La Jara and Marinacea. 11.5 Hcts. Head-trained in goblet. Average age: more than one hundred years old. Altitude: 800 - 900 m. Environmental integrated agriculture cultivation. Organic fertilization.
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- Winemaking
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De-stemmed by hand with rigorous selection of every grape, berry per berry. Fermented in open wooden vats. Traditional foot press with light pump-overs. Malolactic in new French oak.
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- Ageing
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The wine is submitted to an ageing of 18 months in new Bordelaise barrel of French oak.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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Dense purple. Dark fruit, Asian spices and liquorice with a background of flowers. Lush, textured fruit, juicy acidity. Well-balanced, powerful yet complex, long finish and persistence.
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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Lamb kreatopita Starter Course
- Meat in filo pastry
- Contains: lamb mince
- Greek
- Ribeye steak Main Course
- With Café de Paris butter
- French
- Secreto Iberico Main Course
- Shoulder/loin of Iberico pork
- Spanish
- Galician bone-in-ribeye Main Course
- Intense, creamy beef cooked with with red wine
- Western
Details
About the Product
- Producer Notes
- Teso La Monja represents the dawn of a new era in the Toro appellation. Our family has been the driving force behind the transformation of this region for over a decade.
- Drinking Window
- 2022-2030
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
-
14.5%
- Sweetness
-
Dry
Production Attributes
- Maturation
-
Oaked
- Oak Type
-
French
- Ownership
-
Eguren family
- Closure Type
-
Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Proprietary vineyards situated in Valmediano, La Jara and Marinacea. 11.5 Hcts. Head-trained in goblet. Average age: more than one hundred years old. Altitude: 800 - 900 m. Environmental integrated agriculture cultivation. Organic fertilization.
Read more
- Winemaking
-
De-stemmed by hand with rigorous selection of every grape, berry per berry. Fermented in open wooden vats. Traditional foot press with light pump-overs. Malolactic in new French oak.
Read more
- Ageing
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The wine is submitted to an ageing of 18 months in new Bordelaise barrel of French oak.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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Dense purple. Dark fruit, Asian spices and liquorice with a background of flowers. Lush, textured fruit, juicy acidity. Well-balanced, powerful yet complex, long finish and persistence.
Read more
Critics Scores & Reviews
(4)2018 vintage
94 / 100
4 scores
95 - 100
2
90 - 94
2
85 - 89
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80 - 84
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75 - 79
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0 - 74
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When to drink: 2022 to 2030
2018 Vintage
Tasted: Jun 2021
Colour: very deep cherry;Aroma: complex, expressive, spicy, mineral, black fruit, ripe fruit;Flavour: full-bodied, long, great length, flavourful;
2018 Vintage
Tasted: Aug 2024
2018 Vintage
Tasted: Jul 2021
When to drink: 2022
to 2030
User Ratings
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Critics Score
Avg. Price (ex-tax)
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94 / 100
$ 243
2024
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2023
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2022
97 / 100
$ 243
2021
93 / 100
$ 260
2020
95 / 100
$ 230
2019
96 / 100
$ 237
2018
94 / 100
$ 260
2017
94 / 100
$ 184
2016
94 / 100
$ 323
2015
95 / 100
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2014
93 / 100
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2013
94 / 100
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2012
94 / 100
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2011
95 / 100
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2010
93 / 100
$ 300
2009
94 / 100
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2008
92 / 100
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2007
94 / 100
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1998
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2018 Vintage: Spain Learn more
Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep
The 2018 Spanish vintage was largely a success.
The growing season was cooler than normal and saw large amounts of rain. The damp conditions caused significant problems with humidity, rot and mildew however, producers who carefully picked were ultimately rewar...
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