Casa Castillo - Monastrell Jumilla 2019

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RP

91

WD

91

Price: $19.99

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Producer	Casa Castillo
Country	Spain
Region	Murcia
Subregion	Jumilla
Varietal	Grenache,  Monastrell
Vintage	2019
Sku	25954
Size	750ml
ABV	0.01%

A good way to get a feel for the quality of a producer in Burgundy is to taste their Bourgogne Rouge and one gets the feeling that Jose Maria feels the same way. The Jumilla from Casa Castillo is made from younger vines sourced mainly from La Valle vineyard. Aged for 6 months in a combination of neutral 500 liter French oak barrels, foudres and concrete, the wine is fresh, vibrant and shows a much more northern european temperament than one usually finds this far south. To capture this quality, be certain to serve this wine a cellar temperature.
 

It has an expressive nose of Mediterranean herbs and a combination of ripeness and lightness, a little in the style of 2016, a little more fruit-driven. They had to sort and discard and produced less wine. It's medium-bodied and has very good balance and fine tannins.

The Jumilla from Casa Castillo is made from younger vines sourced mainly from La Valle vineyard where the soils are silty. Once labeled Monastrell José Maria has been incorporating increasing amounts of Garnacha and Syrah into this wine so that now it is about 60% Monastrell with 20% each Garnacha and Syrah.