Name: Torre Castillo Alegre
Variety: 100%
Monastrell
Region: Jumilla
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $9.95
Shop review: “Bright ruby-red. Dried cherry, pipe tobacco and rose aromas,
with a hint of woodsmoke. Sweet and fleshy on the palate, with blackberry and
cherry flavors complimented by licorice and a suggestion of dried herbs. The
cherry and smoke notes repeat on the finish.” (Vintage Cellar,
Blacksburg VA)
My review: This wine was aged for 4 months in new American
oak barrels. It had a smell of kosher
grape juice, like the kind you can get from your local grocer. The smell was fruity, sweet, and “grapey”. It
also smelled like bread. The taste had
elements of this kosher grape juice (which, since I like kosher grape juice,
was very enjoyable), and also had spicy elements, evident of the aging in oak
barrels.
I did not drink this with food.
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