Matsu El Recio 2016 is an intense and elegant wine. An excellent vintage that is notable for its good balance between maturity and freshness. On the nose, aromas of ripe black fruit stand out in perfect harmony with the toasted notes of aging. On the palate it is silky and full, with a fresh and lingering finish.
Matsu El Recio 2015 is a full-bodied, juicy wine. In this exceptional vintage marked by scarce rainfall, the wine has achieved a very good concentration. Aromas of black fruit combined with vanilla and a chocolate background. Powerful but silky in the mouth.
The vintage began with a rainy autumn and low temperatures that produced frost for days in a row in December. At the beginning of March, temperatures began to recover and at the beginning of April, the start of the growth cycle was already visible. Due to the persistence of high temperatures, the growth of the vines took place faster, bringing forward the flowering. In June, temperatures dropped but in July they increased significantly, causing the dehydration of some berries. In August and early September the weather evolved normally, until the arrival of the harvest.As a result, we have a year with wines of good body and acidity. Fluid wines in their youth and with a good ageing capacity.
The 2013 vintage, rated as a very good one, began in a complicated way. In the early spring, in April and May, temperatures were low and there were heavy rains, significantly delaying the start of the growth cycle. This resulted in late flowering and therefore later ripening. Before the harvest, there was a considerable amount of rain, which produced an interspersed harvest.After a cold and rainy year, the profile of the wines they have produced are less concentrated than usual. Fresher and with a good acidity.
Sight
Dark ripe cherry colour with violet edges. Clean, bright and unctuous. A wine with uniform abundant tears which stain the glass. Nose
Nose with a high aromatic concentration and intensity. The toasted, spicy and smoked notes stand out on finer and subtler balsamic, mentholed and mineral nuances. After being oxygenated, some notes of very ripe fruit emerge with reminiscences of chocolate, cocoa and sweet spices. Taste
A well-bodied, intense and fleshy wine with a powerful attack and a great structure. During the mid palate, the notes of fruit are more intense than in the nose. It shows an unctuous texture which makes it very pleasant. Long and very persistent finish with a spicy, vegetal, animal and mineral aftertaste. Powerful. It will improve with some time in the bottle.
Sight
Dark ripe cherry colour with violet edges. Clean, bright and unctuous. A wine with uniform abundant tears which stain the glass. Nose
Nose with a high aromatic concentration and intensity. The toasted, spicy and smoked notes stand out on finer and subtler balsamic, mentholed and mineral nuances. After being oxygenated, some notes of very ripe fruit emerge with reminiscences of chocolate, cocoa and sweet spices. Taste
An well-bodied, intense and fleshy wine with a powerful attack and a great structure. During the mid palate, the notes of fruit are more intense than in the nose. It shows an unctuous texture which makes it very pleasant. Long and very persistent finish with a spicy, vegetal, animal and mineral aftertaste. Powerful. It will improve with some time in the bottle.
Sight
Intense, bright and deep cherry red colour with violet edges and a high layer. Slow-falling tears. Nose
Its elegant smoked aromas, its animal hints, and some mineral notes surprise us on first nosing. When the wine opens up, an explossion of fleshy ripe black fruit is released along with cocoa, coffee, black spices and intense toasted aromas. Taste
Even if it is very pleasant, El Recio is a powerful, very intense and full-bodied wine. It shows a silky mid palate with very expressive notes of fruit nuanced by the spices, the creamy notes and an intense mineral background. Structured wine with an excellent acidity and nice but still noticeable tannins. Long and very persistent finish with an intense toasted aftertaste.
Powerfull and robust, easy-drinking wine.
Sight
Dark cherry colour with violet edges. Bright and with a thin glyceric tear. Nose
This wine takes some time to open up but once opened it shows a great intensity with notes of ripe black fruit along with strong chocolate and toasted aromas on an elegant mineral background. Taste
Powerful, intense and, at the same time, very enjoyable wine. It shows a silky and creamy palate, with lots of fruit and toasted notes, vanilla and minerals. Balanced wine with tannins (not yet completely polished) and a long, lingering aftertaste.
A surprising and robust Toro wine .