Torrecastillo 2006 [Red]
Producer: Bodegas Torrecastillo
Region: DO Jumilla

This full-bodied red from Jumilla in Southeastern Spain is a wine lovers delight. Made from the local Monastrell grape (Mourvèdre/Mataro), it's young and hefty, yet sweet, smooth and easy to drink. Very good on it own and will work well with pasta, rice or even a barbeque.

A lovely purple/red color says this wine is still young and fresh. Aromas of ripe/fresh blueberry fruit dominate the nose, followed by a just a touch of spicy oak, graphite and fresh garden herbs. Young wines can be somewhat rough around the edges, but this is potent and silky smooth at the same time: a steel fist in a velvet glove.

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21 Sept 2007