Name: Torre
Castillo Alegre
Variety: 100% Monastrell
Region: Jumilla
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $9.95
Tasting Date and Location: 11 April 2013 at Vintage Cellar
Winery review: 4
months in new American oak barrels. 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 onthe finish.
My review:
This wine was weak on the nose. Initially and on the mid-palate it was
very tannic and smoky. The finish was clean. This wine was a little
too tannic for me and probably would be a lot better with food.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
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