2018 opened December 2021. The 15% Merlot mellows out the edginess of the 70% Monastrell (Mourvèdre) and the 15% Garnacha (Grenache) grapes. Even though all these grapes are also grown in France, this wine has a distinctive Spanish twist to it. It has the body of a Rioja, without the tightly wound tannins that are common to Spanish reds. Mint, lavender, and cherries on the nose. Cherries and cassis on the front. Medium tannic structure, with a refreshing coolness on the mid palate. It finishes with a bouquet of high notes — flint, smoke, and sour cherry. Long finish with a slightly discordant sourness at the end. If it didn’t zing me at the end I would’ve given it a 9.2.
2018 opened December 2021. The 15% Merlot mellows out the edginess of the 70% Monastrell (Mourvèdre) and the 15% Garnacha (Grenache) grapes. Even though all these grapes are also grown in France, this wine has a distinctive Spanish twist to it. It has the body of a Rioja, without the tightly wound tannins that are common to Spanish reds. Mint, lavender, and cherries on the nose. Cherries and cassis on the front. Medium tannic structure, with a refreshing coolness on the mid palate. It finishes with a bouquet of high notes — flint, smoke, and sour cherry. Long finish with a slightly discordant sourness at the end. If it didn’t zing me at the end I would’ve given it a 9.2.
Dec 21st, 2021
Murcia, Spain
