One of the fantastic producers in this small region of Toro, Elias Mora has been producing gorgeous, terroir-driven Tempranillo wines now for decades. I love the consistency of the house and the quality of wines even at their entry level. There is something that they are able to produce with not only rich fruits but dusty soils that makes these wines so wonderfully earthy and rustic to back up the dense dark fruits. Elias Mora makes some world-class Reserva and Gran Reserva bottlings that are also amongst the best in the region. Mora wines are built to age as I have been very fortunate to taste some of these wines at the fifteen year mark.
I adored these wines across the board. For a killer value check out the 2019 Elias Mora Toro (OB, 90) which is plus and soft with juicy dark fruits. One of the great wines from this region that I have tasted in the past year, the 2015 Elias Mora ‘La Senda de Los Lobos’ Toro (OB, 95) comes from very old vines and displays incredible richness, finesse and texture. This is sure to wow any lover of top quality Spanish wines. Learn more about these beautiful wines at https://bodegaseliasmora.com/en/ and here are my reviews of the new Mora wines.
2019 Elias Mora Toro- This 2019 Toro is very forward and juicy with dark fruits, tobacco leaf and milk chocolate flavors. Enjoy now. Drink 2022-2027- 90
2018 Elias Mora Crianza Toro- Sourced from 50 year old Tina de Toro vines, this generous Toro offers a very fleshy texture with rich blue fruits that collide with wet stone, tilled soils and pencil lead flavors. Drink 2022-2032- 92
2018 Elias Mora ‘Descarte’ Toro- The 2018 ‘Descartes’ comes from 100% Tinto Fino vines that are 40 years of age. The wine reveals very concentrated black and blue fruits, with good grip and tension running through its core. With good length and finesse, this has a long life to go in the cellar. Drink 2022-2032- 93
2015 Elias Mora ‘La Senda de Los Lobos’ Toro- This single vineyard bottling comes from 80 year old Tinta de Toro vines. Stored for 17 months in French oak barrels, this shows off an inky color once in the glass. Layers of boysenberry cordial, dark chocolate shavings and mocha all come together seamlessly in the glass. Rich and decadent, yet showing beautiful finesse, this is an astonishingly good bottling that has many years to go. Drink 2022-2037- 95