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Have you ever had a wine that was so jammy you wanted to pour it over a flakey Southern biscuit? Today’s wine is just that wine, a 2007 Les Barriques Luc Pirlet Syrah-Mourvvedre Reserve for $9. The color so thick and such a deep burgundy it is almost black. The nose dusty and spicy, also [...]
Last Friday we found a Monastrell (a grape that originated in Spain and in France called a Mourvedre) which we enjoyed so much that it was worth giving this varietal another try. Again we were very pleased with the find.
A 2007 Juan Gil from Spain, 100% Monastrell, for $16. There is allot going on in [...]
Castano Yecla Monastrell Tinto – Spain
Not too long ago, six of us got together for a night of tasting a variety of wines from outside the US, all under $12. The winner of the evening was a red from Spain, the ’07 Castano Yecla Monastrell Tinto, produced by Bodegas Castano. The varietal is Monastrell, [...]
