2005 Malleolus de Sancho Martin
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The 2005 Malleolus de Sanchomartin is a dense purple/black color. It exhibits a brooding bouquet of lightly roasted herbs, minerals, espresso, balsamic, licorice, and blackberry. Powerful, tannic, and massive on the palate, it will require a minimum of 12-15 years of further cellaring. It has all the right stuff; all that’s needed is patience (and youth). Malleolus de Sanchomartin is sourced from a vineyard planted in 1964 with cuttings grafted from the Valderramiro vineyard. Alcoholic fermentation is with indigenous yeasts with ML in barrel. The wine is then aged for 22 months in French oak. Importer: Please contact the winery to find your nearest importer. www.emiliomoro.com
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The 2005 Malleolus de Sancho Martin is a single vineyard wine encompassing less than 2 acres. Malolactic fermentation occurred in new French oak with lees stirring followed by 22 months in new French barriques. The wine offers a seductive perfume of wood smoke, cedar, saddle leather, spice box, floral notes, blueberry, and blackberry. Round, rich, and full-flavored, on the palate the wine is opulent and multidimensional. Give it 8-10 years of cellaring and drink this super lengthy effort through 2040. Importer: Please contact the winery to find your nearest importer. www.emiliomoro.com
Inky violet. Explosively aromatic raspberry and blackberry on the nose, with dark chocolate, anise and smoky minerals adding complexity. Palate-staining dark fruit flavors display almost painful intensity and seem to reach every corner of the mouth. The fruit takes on a liqueur-like quality on the finish, where the repeating dark chocolate and cherry elements refuse to let go. A different animal than the '04, characterized by sheer power rather than the earlier vintage's relative finesse.