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All Posts Tagged ‘monastrell’

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November 5, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Spain’s Great Match New York 2022

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, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina, Wine Casual
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March 28, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

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]

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Bajel Pirata, El Poder Del Mar Monastrell 2019, Alicante, Spain, Wine Casual
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April 14, 2021
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

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]

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Sierra Norte, Colección Privada Porta Regia Old Vine Monastrell 2016, Jumilla, Spain, Wine Casual
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January 19, 2021
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

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]

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Tesoro de Bullas, Monastrell 2015, Bullas, Spain, Wine Casual
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August 27, 2020
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

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]

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Honoro Vera, Monastrell 2015, Jumilla, Spain, Wine Casual
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July 7, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

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]

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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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EB Ego Bodegas Infinito, Monastrell – Cabernet – Sauvignon - Petit Verdot 2012, Jumilla, Spain, Wine Casual
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October 24, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

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]

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Vinedos y Bodegas J.M. Martinez Verdú, Xenysel Monastrell 2015, Jumilla, Spain, Wine Casual
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October 23, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

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]

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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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