Wine Review: Sangre de Toro 2006
Posted: 21 October '09 by Niall
Wine Review: Sangre de Toro 2006
On a horrible wind-swept and rainy evening, Kelly and I thought we’d cheer ourselves up with a cheeky bottle (or two!) of wine. Amazing how wine can do that.
The Torres wines are firm favourites of ours: consistently good flavours, and not too hard on the pocket. And depending on your choice, you also get a toy – a kind of Kinder Egg for adults!
With the plastic bull safely stowed away, we opened our bottle of Sangre de Toro 2006..
The Details
- The Wine: Sangre de Toro 2006
- Producer: Don Miguel Torres
- Region: Castilla y León, Spain
- Grape: 65% Grenache, 35% Carignan
- Alcohol: 13.5%
- Cost: £6.49
Tasting Notes
The wine is a pleasant deep cherry-red in colour, and the spicy cinnamon and berry notes are immediately noticeable on opening the bottle.
In terms of flavours there are the usual forest-fruits in there (and a lot of them), but also something a little sweeter.. strawberries maybe. With all of this going on, it’s a nicely balanced wine – savoury, with a slightly sweet edge.
The tannins aren’t particularly smooth and there is a bit of an alcoholic kick – a solid, rustic, substantial wine.
Food Pairing:
This wine would be well-paired with any meaty foods: red meats and game, and roasts/stews/casseroles in general.
Our Verdict:
The Sangre de Toro 2006 isn’t a particularly complex wine, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s very “gluggable”, has plenty of flavour, goes particularly well with food, and with the £6.49 price-tag, it’s hard to find a better entry in the “everyday” category.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Other Information:
“Sangre de Toro” means “Blood of the bull” – and explains the plastic bull attached to the foil.
You can click here to visit the Torres website.
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