Origin: Yecla, Spain
Vintage: 2006
Grape: 100% Monastrell
Purchased at: Pearson's Wine
Purchase Price: $6.99
First of all, check out Bodegas Castano's website! It is well done and chock full of information. This wine is 100% Monastrell (also known as Mourvedre in France). I chose it because of the purchase price (although I was leery because $6.99 is awfully cheap), and because my experience with Monastrell has been very positive. In general, it is a grape that yields fruit-forward wines and packs a punch.
The color: a deep inky purple
The nose: boysenberry in the front of the nose gives way to delicate mocha undercurrents. A gentle but intense fragrance -- not acrid or pungent.
The taste: a soft medium-bodied wine that gives cherry flavors on initial sip. Hints of blackberry and creme-de-cassis can also be detected. A graceful leather base note develops, rounding out the wine and keeping it from being sharp. Tannins are noticeable, but only enough to keep the wine from being flabby and uninteresting. This is a tasty wine, and at $6.99, it is a true bargain! This would be one to purchase as a case and keep on hand!
Sippin' Scale:
Would sip again +
Vintage: 2006
Grape: 100% Monastrell
Purchased at: Pearson's Wine
Purchase Price: $6.99
First of all, check out Bodegas Castano's website! It is well done and chock full of information. This wine is 100% Monastrell (also known as Mourvedre in France). I chose it because of the purchase price (although I was leery because $6.99 is awfully cheap), and because my experience with Monastrell has been very positive. In general, it is a grape that yields fruit-forward wines and packs a punch.
The color: a deep inky purple
The nose: boysenberry in the front of the nose gives way to delicate mocha undercurrents. A gentle but intense fragrance -- not acrid or pungent.
The taste: a soft medium-bodied wine that gives cherry flavors on initial sip. Hints of blackberry and creme-de-cassis can also be detected. A graceful leather base note develops, rounding out the wine and keeping it from being sharp. Tannins are noticeable, but only enough to keep the wine from being flabby and uninteresting. This is a tasty wine, and at $6.99, it is a true bargain! This would be one to purchase as a case and keep on hand!
Sippin' Scale:
Would sip again +
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