Spain’s Great Match New York 2022
Spain’s Great Match New York is my favorite annual tasting event as you can likely tell by my previous year’s posts. [Read more]
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Ver Sacrum IG Los Chacayes Monastrell 2018 – An Innocuous Mourvedre
Ver Sacrum, IG Los Chacayes Monastrell 2018, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: A red-fruit-forward monastrell that is as light as a Beaujolais.[Read more]
Bajel Pirata El Poder Del Mar Monastrell 2019 – Underwhelming; There is Better Monastrell Out There to Enjoy
Bajel Pirata, El Poder Del Mar Monastrell 2019, Alicante, Spain
Tasting Note: An underwhelming, monastrell that lacks concentration and depth that is characteristic of so much mourvedre.[Read more]
Sierra Norte Colección Privada Porta Regia Old Vine Monastrell 2016 – Monastrell the Way Jumilla, Spain Intended it to be Made
Sierra Norte, Colección Privada Porta Regia Old Vine Monastrell 2016, Jumilla, Spain
Tasting Note: Monastrell the way Jumilla, Spain intended it to be made.[Read more]
Tesoro de Bullas Monastrell 2015 – A Straightforward, Midweek Wine
Tesoro de Bullas, Monastrell 2015, Bullas, Spain
Tasting Note: A straightforward monastrell that does the job.[Read more]
Honoro Vera Monastrell 2015 – Has Flavor Depth
Honoro Vera, Monastrell 2015, Jumilla, Spain
Tasting Note: A monastrell (mourvedre) with, concentration and depth of flavor and some-mid-palate development due to age.[Read more]
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]
EB Ego Bodegas Infinito Monastrell – Cabernet Sauvignon – Petit Verdot 2012 – A Red Blend with Structure, Complexity and Heft
EB Ego Bodegas Infinito, Monastrell – Cabernet Sauvignon – Petit Verdot 2012, Jumilla, Spain
Tasting Note: A monastrell-led red blend for those who like full-bodied wine that celebrates black fruit.[Read more]
Vinedos y Bodegas J.M. Martinez Verdú Xenysel Monastrell 2015 – A Delightfully Complex & Aromatic Monastrell
Vinedos y Bodegas J.M. Martinez Verdú, Xenysel Monastrell 2015, Jumilla, Spain
Tasting Note: Figs, stewed fruit and flavor intensity all characterize this delightfully complex and aromatic monastrell.[Read more]
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]
