Yecla
Bodegas Castano Gran Decarada Monastrell 2004
Monastrell has an animal/gamey quality that people either love or hate. This one has a little bit of it, but much more restrained and is more about ripe fruit and tannin than many of the other monastrells that I have had I a look at. Bodegas Castano are one of the big names in Yecla, so [...]
Valcorso Cultivo Ecologico Monastrell 2005
Like most wine growing areas in the world, Spain has a number of producers that are looking towards the use of organic principles in the vineyard and winery. This is one of the many organic or Cultivo Ecologico wines getting around. From the small about of press I have on it, the vines used for [...]
Bodegas La Purisma Trapio Monastrell 2002
You've probably heard it all before, Monastrell is the Spanish name of Mourvedre. It is apparently the origin of the stuff. Blah blah blah. I won't bore you with all that.
This is one of the new wave co-op wines that shows real class. The vines for this wine are 70 years old and are [...]
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