Pago Lencia
Reserva Toro Red Blend
Toro, Castilla y León, Spain
NOSE: yeast, leafy herbs, cocoa. All pretty restrained.
TASTE: mild earthy barnyard European quality (I always think Italian wine with this taste, though this isn’t Italian), red fruit. A little thin. Tobacco and savoury herbs (dried oregano?) finish. Pretty decent for $8!
EDIT: some darker fruit like cassis and blackberry came out the next day - much improved! Raising score from 86 to 88. Definitely going to try this again with a long decant.
NOSE: yeast, leafy herbs, cocoa. All pretty restrained.
TASTE: mild earthy barnyard European quality (I always think Italian wine with this taste, though this isn’t Italian), red fruit. A little thin. Tobacco and savoury herbs (dried oregano?) finish. Pretty decent for $8!
EDIT: some darker fruit like cassis and blackberry came out the next day - much improved! Raising score from 86 to 88. Definitely going to try this again with a long decant.
Late Lunch with a mushroom pizza. Pairs fairly well… this wine needs air and would do well if decanted….
Late Lunch with a mushroom pizza. Pairs fairly well… this wine needs air and would do well if decanted….
May 2nd, 2022
Better after decanting, but pretty phenomenal for the price even early on. Cherry, plum, leather and a little bit of smoke with grippy tannins and slight acidity. Thinner than I was expecting, but my guess is that in a blind tasting, no one would believe that this bottle was $6.99!
Better after decanting, but pretty phenomenal for the price even early on. Cherry, plum, leather and a little bit of smoke with grippy tannins and slight acidity. Thinner than I was expecting, but my guess is that in a blind tasting, no one would believe that this bottle was $6.99!
Oct 28th, 2021
Definitely needed to breathe. Still strong on the palate with minerality and tannins.
Definitely needed to breathe. Still strong on the palate with minerality and tannins.
Mar 4th, 2021Really good for $7! Little thin. Trader Joe’s.
Really good for $7! Little thin. Trader Joe’s.
Mar 27th, 2020
Surprised how much I liked this from TJs. 7 bucks, would def buy again
Surprised how much I liked this from TJs. 7 bucks, would def buy again
Jan 9th, 2020