Highlights
- From Jumilla, Spain
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 29 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Rich and Intense
- Red Blend
- Pairs well with Lamb
Winery
Juan Gil is a wine producer in southeastern Spain's Jumilla region, and is one of the most prominent in the region. It makes a range of reasonably priced red wines from the Monastrell grape variety, which is synonymous with thi...
Details
- Alcohol ABV
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15.5 - 16%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Mourvedre (Monastrell), Cabernet Sauvignon & Syrah
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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American, French
- Ownership
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Juan Gil Gonzalez and his brother Paco
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Winemaking
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Made mostly with very old Monastrell vineyards grapes from old vines grown at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level with very low yields as with the vines of Cabernet-Sauvingon & Syrah to obtain a very concentrated and complex wine and very elegant at the same time after spending 18 months into a careful selection of best French and American oak.
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- Ageing
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18 months in new French and American oak barrels.
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Black forest ham Starter Course
- Contains: Black Forest ham
- German
- Pizza American Main Course
- Pepperoni, mozzarella and tomato
- Italian
- Lamb with ratatouille Main Course
- Western
- Appenzeller Cheese Course
- Hard cow's-milk cheese
- Swiss
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Vintage quality: Average
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 2014 vintage for Spain was good but not great.
A mild, wet winter led to a warm spring and both budburst and flowering were early. However, the good conditions were not to last with the growing season then marked by an unusually cool summer. Both June and July wer...
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