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| Drinking window: Drink between 2007 and 2010 (based on 20 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 85.4 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 140 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by biggie on 11/6/2015 & rated 88 points: Pretty darn good for it's age - still garnet in colour with a nose of prunes; good depth of flavour - some complexity with a smooth medium length finish. Drink now (1864 views) | | | Tasted by IlonaN on 1/27/2012 & rated 87 points: Nice wine with a distinct monastrell flavor profile of slightly piney dark fruit and tobacco. Dry and savory finish, somewhat short. Went well with an unusual cheese made of cheddar and chocolate. Wine throws some fine grained sediment, drink in the near term. (3390 views) | | | Tasted by cmick9 on 8/15/2011 & rated 82 points: Still drinkable on a Monday night with a pizza... but starting to get a touch bitter (3549 views) | | | Tasted by IlonaN on 2/2/2011 & rated 86 points: Still tightly wound, with bitter chocolate and tree bark aromas, palate is somewhat astringent and tannic. Some fruit peeks out at the end. (3703 views) | | | Tasted by lewisrise on 11/27/2010 & rated 86 points: Nose of burnt cherries and asian spice. Cherries dominate with some cedar and spice. Very little flavor mid or late palate. Short finish. (4081 views) | | | Tasted by Tansi on 11/8/2009 & rated 84 points: In general, I found this to be at the high end of the "good" range, i.e., 84. There are still some tannins left but there was also a slightly bitter taste. Dark ruby red. Some black currant taste. Glad I drank it now. (3458 views) | | | Tasted by RussK on 9/25/2009 & rated 80 points: RUSSK. Strong, slightly bitter and ungenerous (no trace sweetness). Poured the last 1/4 out. Not sure if I like 100% Monastrell. (2419 views) | | | Tasted by chrwhite on 8/29/2009 & rated 85 points: This tasted a little tight after a 30 minute decant. Very peppery on the nose and palate. As the wine opened up, the fruit came out. Not a bad wine. (2454 views) | | | Tasted by armchairsommelier on 3/3/2009 & rated 82 points: Inky purple in color. Vanilla and some black licorice on the nose. Agree with the other Trackers that there's some bitterness to this wine. Flavors are bright - cherry and plums. But it needs time to mellow out of the bottle - right now the bitterness is pulling my focus. Salud! (2871 views) | | | Tasted by SS Chris on 1/21/2009 & rated 86 points: Tasted at joe g's SIMULTASTING: Poured in Bordeaux glass and let it sit for 20 minutes; On the nose some dark fruit and vanilla; On the palate there is some nice sour black cherry and plum along with a dark burnt earthiness. There is some bitterness on the moderate finish. This is not terribly complex, but solid for $7. After an hour or so, the bitterness did subside. (3190 views) | | | Tasted by biggie on 1/6/2009 & rated 85 points: Clear dark garnet core of moderate intensity out to a moderate ruby edge and thin watery rim - youthful. Clean nose of plum, vanilla, cherry, raspberry and pomegranate of moderate intensity - youthful. Dry with moderate tannin and acid with full body and moderate+ alcohol. Drying on the palate (tannins certainly help here) and slightly astringent with flavours of plum and dried red currents of moderate intensity. The finish is moderate in length with some astringency and a bit of bitterness. Will go best with roasted meats or eggplant. Requires a few more years of development for me to fully enjoy it - 3 or so (2947 views) | | | Tasted by RPerro on 9/18/2008 & rated 85 points: Decanted overnight. Heavy tannins and some sharp bitterness right out of the bottle. After a night in the decanter and the day back in the bottle, it has settled down some. Has some nice dark berry fruit, oak, leather, and earth flavors. Decent QPR, but overshadowed by the much tastier "Hecula". (3171 views) | | | Tasted by ey1294 on 8/3/2008 & rated 87 points: Spicy, cherry and still tanic. This is very good and seems to be getting better. This is a good drink right now. Probably at its peak and ready to drink now and over the next couple of months. (2988 views) | | | Tasted by Mprize on 8/3/2008 & rated 86 points: Good table wine, good price. Better than the last one, which we drank almost six months ago. (3103 views) | | | Tasted by no leashes on 7/1/2008 & rated 89 points: Spice, pepper, sweet, bright cherry, earth flavors. Actually better the second night, which tells me this might actually improve with a couple years in the bottle. Medium bodied, nice texture. (3256 views) | | | Tasted by careyd on 6/6/2008 & rated 87 points: tasting notes as before. showed really well tonight with business colleagues after a long hard week. (3428 views) | | | Tasted by ftibbitts on 5/10/2008 & rated 87 points: Had this wine again and it's a little better than I remembered it. Dark berry fruit was more pronounced than the first time I had this. Not as good as the Castano Hecula though. (3716 views) | | | Tasted by ey1294 on 5/1/2008 & rated 86 points: Basic spanish wine, great value. Good everyday red tablewine (3460 views) | | | Tasted by guitarguy on 5/1/2008 & rated 83 points: Whatdayouwant for $4? Okay, so this wine is not the most complex wine in the world. A little underbrush, some cigar box and a tad of green in the nose. Flavors lean toward ripe juice. Some chocolate, dark berry, maybe pine needles and resin. Complex, no. Drinkable, sure for $4. Best served with inexpensive fair, pizza, burgers, Taco Bell! I think I would rather spend a few more $ for a wine with more stuffing. If your budget is $5-7 (normal retail for this, I think), I can see it but I subscribe to the "Life is too short to drink bad wine" theory. Not that this is bad, but with my days left on this earth, I would rather drink more upscale. The biggest issue I have with the wine is the burned plastic finish. Maybe it is from the synthetic closure or from the Mourvedre, which can make some pretty funked up wine. So my reco, spend a little more and enjoy a little more. (3780 views) | | | Tasted by no leashes on 4/29/2008 & rated 90 points: Consistent with prior tastings, rich texture, dark berry and earth flavors, nice structure. Paired with Thai food and worked very well. Drinking nicely. (3766 views) | | | Tasted by Alekos on 3/29/2008 & rated 84 points: wild, raw, basic, savage, animal, tiger's cage and cat's pee, intense, violent and romantic, on your face but with many layers of depth to discover. (3741 views) | | | Tasted by jmetvoice on 3/10/2008: Nice earthiness and acidity, but a bit thin for my taste. Not terribly noteworthy (3835 views) | | | Tasted by ey1294 on 2/18/2008 & rated 89 points: Growing bigger and stronger. Turning into a nice red table wine. (3025 views) | | | Tasted by JewelerBrad on 2/7/2008: I figured I'd go ahead and drink this one with my steak tonight. Based on several notes, I'm decanting it, but on first nose some possible pepper smell, dirt, mocha and cranberry. Tasting it wasn't on my top 100. It definately had the dirt in it, and a very gritty mouth feel.
After letting it decant for about 20 minutes the fruit opened up a bit more. Drinking it while eating steak worked well, the pepper of the wine blending well with the steak.. (4079 views) | | | Tasted by pretz on 2/6/2008 & rated 85 points: Good but not great. Reasonable value. Nice fruit (3418 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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The Wine Doctor's writeup of Bodega Castano. Bodegas Castaño Monastrell Yeclahttp://www.bodegascastano.com/images/Fichas_Tecnicas_2017_Ingles/Castao_Tinto_16_ing.pdfMonastrell-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourv%C3%A8dre -
Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.MurciaLocated in Southeastern Spain, the "lost" region of Yecla lies to the east of Jumilla and to the west of Alicante. Fortunately, this region was spared much of the wrath of the phylloxera plague, and many ungrafted and extremely old vines remain. The Yecla region’s progressive leader, Bodegas Castaño, has long been an advocate of the Monastrell varietal, also known as Mourvèdre. The varietal is best regarded for its influence on the wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape where the terroir and climate is not dissimilar to that of Yecla. Both benefit from a very warm, Mediterranean climate with warm days and nights. Yecla Yecla, Spain |
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