Primitivo Quiles

Raspay Reserva Alicante Monastrell

9.040 ratings
8.87 pro ratings
Alicante, Valencia, Spain
Monastrell
Top Notes For
Austin Hohnke

Family operated since 1780! Mature. Spiced red fruits with leather, tobacco, and powdery tannin. Nice, rustic Monastrell. Still drinks like aged Rioja.

Family operated since 1780! Mature. Spiced red fruits with leather, tobacco, and powdery tannin. Nice, rustic Monastrell. Still drinks like aged Rioja.

Sep 1st, 2019
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9.0

Brilliant ruby-red. Ripe dark berry, vanilla and woodsmoke scents, along with a hint of peppery spices that builds as the wine opens up. Smooth and seamless in the mouth, offering plush, smoke-tinged blackberry and bitter cherry flavors that show very good breadth. Rich and vaguely decadent in character, with velvety tannins shaping the sweet, dark fruit-dominated finish. This decadent wine is ready to drink. (sourced from vines that are over 80 years old) (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, April 2019)

Brilliant ruby-red. Ripe dark berry, vanilla and woodsmoke scents, along with a hint of peppery spices that builds as the wine opens up. Smooth and seamless in the mouth, offering plush, smoke-tinged blackberry and bitter cherry flavors that show very good breadth. Rich and vaguely decadent in character, with velvety tannins shaping the sweet, dark fruit-dominated finish. This decadent wine is ready to drink. (sourced from vines that are over 80 years old) (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, April 2019)

Jul 31st, 2019
Austin Hohnke

Drinks like aged Rioja with a slightly more meaty palate. Gritty tannin with mature notes of licorice and leather. Cool wine.

Drinks like aged Rioja with a slightly more meaty palate. Gritty tannin with mature notes of licorice and leather. Cool wine.

Dec 29th, 2018
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This showcases a perfect marriage of place and grape. 100% Monastrell full of Alicante sunshine but still very fresh and elegant.

This showcases a perfect marriage of place and grape. 100% Monastrell full of Alicante sunshine but still very fresh and elegant.

1 person found it helpfulJun 10th, 2015
Mike Lee

Beverage Manager/Sommelier Catch Miami

9.2

Surprisingly feather light on the palate. Fig & raisins, blue and black fruits. Tons of earth and very nice acidity. Yessir I like it!
Quiles makes an awesome vermouth btw...

Surprisingly feather light on the palate. Fig & raisins, blue and black fruits. Tons of earth and very nice acidity. Yessir I like it!
Quiles makes an awesome vermouth btw...

1 person found it helpfulMay 3rd, 2015
Christian Broder

GM/Sommelier The Social Wine Company

9.1

This stuff is incredible for the price. Oxidative agridulce Rioja reserva on top of dense purple monastrell. '08 is current release to boot.

This stuff is incredible for the price. Oxidative agridulce Rioja reserva on top of dense purple monastrell. '08 is current release to boot.

Jan 13th, 2017
Andrew Whittle

Co-Owner/Director Summit Estate Wines

7.7

2008 vintage - a very disappointing & unpleasant wine - ?over the hill or just no good?

2008 vintage - a very disappointing & unpleasant wine - ?over the hill or just no good?

Jun 29th, 2015
Nick Farrell

Raisins and fun.

Raisins and fun.

Jun 25th, 2020
David McDuff

Wine Blogger McDuff's Food & Wine Trail, Importer David Bowler Wines

2008

2008

Sep 22nd, 2015
Jordan Weissmann

Dried fig, oak, plenty of body and acid, Spanish as heck. At $30 or $35, this would be an 8.5. At $24, it’s in the weekday bottle range, and a nice value.

Dried fig, oak, plenty of body and acid, Spanish as heck. At $30 or $35, this would be an 8.5. At $24, it’s in the weekday bottle range, and a nice value.

Jun 5th, 2018