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 | | 02/10/2003 5:51 PM |
| Toro QUINTA QUIETUD 1999 14% Alc. 12m in a mixture of French (70%) and American oak, not all of it new.
This was a bottle end that Sergio smuggled for me. Decanted for a couple of hours, then. The latest darling of the wine press arrived on the shelves just hours too late for my Toro tasting last week. The 2000 promises to be outstanding, but this pouring was so small that I tend toward a 88-89 rating: Pretty good fruit concentration in the nose, with plums, blackberries and cherry blended with intense inky aromas. Fine oak adds a touch of smoky elegance (THAT'S hard to spot in a cigar-friendly environment, I tell you) and the mouth seems to be finally becoming approachable now (I wonder what the lunchers thought of it upon pouring, but I certainly got the better part). Good acidity and robust backbone, no longevity concerns here, and excellent persistence. 88-89 but around $30 here...
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