Community Tasting Notes 4

• Callum's Corkers Likes this wine: 93 points

  July 14, 2022 - Bought The Wine Society UK £19.90 June 2022.
  
  AC...Vinos Alicante.
  Tierras de la Marina Y Alto Vinalopo.
  Blend: Monastrall/Giro.
  
  Decanted 1 hr.
  
  N....rich, beyond mild intensity; some coffee, liquorice, new-saddle leather, alc seems out of balance, dusty barrel...a good level of interest/complexity at just 3 yrs.
  
  C....med-dark red.
  
  T....soft rich ripe fruit; unctious and interesting red wine, near inky concentration though is already drinking very well but with obvious cellar potential too; has a decent mineral profile; some nice mocha and bitter chocolate; rich flavours but has enough acid; seductive soft mouth-feel; gentle tannins; sweet slightly smokey oak. Long flavours. Ends near-dry, almost properly dry.
  
  VFMoney?.....Feels worth every penny of just under £20.00. Will buy again.

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• SimonHea Likes this wine: 89 points

  April 13, 2022 - A blend of Monastrell (Mourvèdre) and Giro (I had to look it up too!) Drunk cellar temp at around 16c
  Medium purple, m+ intensity on the nose and pronounced in the mouth.
  Fantastically juicy, plums, mulberry, black cherry, roast strawberry, bramble, tobacco, leather, pepper, bay leaf, smoke and a touch of vanilla. Some meat, and slightly herbal.
  Dry, medium acidity, medium firm but ripe tannins, medium alcohol, medium body and a m+ intensity & finish.
  The wine is very good and I completely agree with Will Devize that this wine is crying out for a huge plate of charcuterie!

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• Will Devize wrote: 87 points

  March 11, 2022 - Juicy and full with some barnyard on the nose; smoky with a little menthol. Sappy and with good typicity if a little too overworked to warrant opening a second bottle. Give me some peppery charcuterie please! Lacking a bit of subtlety but entirely worthwhile at this price.

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• Jaymnik Likes this wine: 91 points

  June 19, 2021 - Nose - light smoke, bramble, dark chocolate once opened up. Flavours of blackberry, black pepper, plum sauce, subtle vanilla, then the flavours shift again towards a fresh finish, almost briny, with bay and herbal flavours unfurling gradually. Kept its complexity and interest on the second day. Great balance for such a full bodied wine at this price, definite bargain.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2019
• Type Red
• Producer Pepe Mendoza
• Varietal Monastrell
• Designation mares de luz
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region Valencia
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Alicante
• UPC Codes 8437017953142, 9432417953142

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• In Cellars 13 (27%)
• Consumed 36 (73%)

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