Teso La Monja 'Romanico', Toro, Spain 2020 Clerc Milon The nose draws you in

The nose draws you in deep: It’s like staring into a well of pristine dark cherries

with a fine tannic texture and delicate

It is earthier and less green than previous iterations

One of the finest Smith-Haut Lafittes I have tasted

Teso La Monja 'Romanico', Toro, Spain 2020 Clerc Milon The nose draws you inThe entry level red 2020 Romnico was produced with Tinta de Toro grapes from younger vines (10 to 35 years old, most of them grafted because it's forbidden to plant ungrafted) in the villages of Valdefinjas and Toro. It fermented in a traditional way, foot trodden and with soft pump overs, with indigenous yeasts selected from their own vineyards and matured in used French oak barrels for six months but not for 100% of the volume, as they keep part of