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Wine Casual

Focus and further
your wine learning
the systematic and casual way.
Seriously.

Wine Regions Wine Casual
is Focusing on Now

Loire Valley, France
Jumilla, Yecla & Alicante, Spain &
Western Cape, South Africa
Spending up to 55 months focusing
on wines from these 3 regions and more from
January 2015 – July 2019.

Also, keenly passionate about
worldwide expressions of
Cabernet Franc.

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All Posts Tagged ‘mourvedre’

Sierra Norte, Collección Privada Porta Regia, Monastrell 2014, Jumilla, Spain, Wine Casual
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November 7, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Sierra Norte Colección Privada Porta Regia Monastrell 2014 – Bite That Would Please Cabernet Lovers at Your Table

Sierra Norte, Colección Privada Porta Regia, Monastrell 2014, Jumilla, Spain

Tasting Note: A concentrated, monastrell with bite that would keep any cabernet-sauvignon lovers at your table happy.[Read more]

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Noble Hill, Mourvedre Rosé 2017, Simonsberg-Paarl, South Africa, Wine Casual
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June 17, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Noble Hill Mourvedre Rosé 2017 – A Basic, Well-Made South African Rosé

Noble Hill, Mourvedre Rosé 2017, Simonsberg-Paarl, South Africa

Tasting Note: A basic, well-made, South African rosé.[Read more]

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Bodegas Los Frailes, Monastrell – Garnacha 2013, Spain, Wine Casual
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February 4, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Bodegas Los Frailes, Monastrell – Garnacha 2013 – A Substantial Red Blend

Bodegas Los Frailes, Monastrell – Garnacha 2013, Spain

Tasting Note: Monastrell blends are increasingly being produced in Spain, and this wine shows the grape’s flexibility to pair well with Grenache which makes up 30% of the blend.[Read more]

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Tarima, Monastrell 2015, Alicante, Spain, Wine Casual
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January 2, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Bodegas Volver Tarima Monastrell 2015 – Solidly Delivers

Bodegas Volver, Tarima Monastrell 2015, Alicante, Spain

Tasting Note: A standard Monastrell that solidly delivers the grape.[Read more]

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Familia Castaño, Monastrell 2014, Yecla, Spain, Wine Casual
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December 23, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Familia Castaño Monastrell 2014 – A Good Consumer-Leaning Price-to-Value Ratio

Familia Castaño, Monastrell 2014, Yecla, Spain

Tasting Note: This wine is from the Yecla region of Spain which is well-known for monastrell or mourvédre as it’s known elsewhere.[Read more]

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Bodegas Ego, Goru Verde 2013, Jumilla, Spain, Wine Casual
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December 18, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Bodegas Ego Goru Verde 2013 – A Full-Throttle Monastrell

Bodegas Ego, Goru Verde 2013, Jumilla, Spain

Tasting Note: Monastrell (aka mourvedre) shines brightly in Spain where high temperatures are necessary to fully ripen the grape.[Read more]

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Sabeo, Monastrell 2016, Jumilla, Spain, Wine Casual
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December 15, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Sabeo Monastrell 2016 – A Biodynamic Wine That Sucker Punches Your Expectations

Sabeo, Monastrell 2016, Jumilla, Spain

Tasting Note: For those who think organic and biodynamic wines are weak and flimsy, behold this biodynamically produced monastrell (mourvédre) from Jumilla, Spain where the grape sings and sucker-punches your preconceptions.[Read more]

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Hilanda, Monastrell 2014, Jumilla, Spain, Wine Casual
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December 3, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Hilanda Monastrell 2014 – Red Zinfandel Fans Take Notice

Hilanda, Monastrell 2014, Jumilla, Spain

Tasting Note: A sturdy red with black fruit and cedar notes that would pair well with grilled meats, especially if you’re a fan of red zinfandel.[Read more]

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Campañia de Vinos Telmo Rodríguez, Al-Muvedre Tinto Monastrell 2013, Alicante, Spain, Wine Casual
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November 13, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Campañia de Vinos Telmo Rodríguez Al-Muvedre Tinto Monastrell 2013 – Could Have More Flavor Concentration

Campañia de Vinos Telmo Rodríguez, Al-Muvedre Tinto Monastrell 2013, Alicante, Spain

Tasting Note: Alicante, Spain area of Spain is famous for producing monastrell (mourvédre) which requires hot temperatures to ripen fully.[Read more]

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Chopo, Monastrell 2015, Jumilla, Spain, Wine Casual
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November 1, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Chopo Monastrell 2015 – Average, Flabby & Slightly Out of Balance

Chopo, Monastrell 2015, Jumilla, Spain

Tasting Note: An average monastrell (or mourvédre) from Spain that that doesn’t match in spirit with its snazzy label.[Read more]

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