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Torre Castillo Jumilla Alegre 2013

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Overview

Winery: Torre Castillo

 

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Torre Castillo Jumilla Alegre 2013 is 100 percent Monastrell (Mourvedre)

Intense ruby color. The nose offers distinctive ripe fruit aromas. Round and rich in the mouth with blackberry flavors intertwined with soft spicy and toasty notes. Powerful tannins that will soften after a few years of cellaring.

Manual harvest. The grapes are picked at their full maturation. Slight filtration.

Pairs well with rice dishes, gazpachos (cold tomato soup), game and cured cheeses.

Review:

"(100% monastrell): Inky ruby. Fragrant black and blue fruit aromas, with notes of smoky Indian spices and violet adding complexity. Fleshy, sweet and expansive, offering juicy blueberry and boysenberry flavors and a zesty kick of peppery spices. Shows a creamy quality on the spice-accented finish, with supple tannins adding shape."

- Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (September/October 2014), 90 pts

 

Country: Spain
Region: Jumilla
Winery: Torre Castillo
Grape Type: Mourvedre
Vintage: 2013
Bottle Size: 750ml
Organic: NO

The Torre Castillo Estate

Torre Castillo is a family owned winery run by Julian Lopez Lizan. It is located in Montealegre del Castillo, in the heart of the D.O. Jumilla. The family built a new cellar in 1996 and got new equipment that allowed them to take advantage of the most modern techniques to produce high quality wine. Also, they own 700 oak barrels. After spending two years experimenting two different vineyards, they had their first harvest in 1997 and released their first vintage in 2000. They started to export their wines in 2003. The export market keeps growing and now represents 60%.

The Torre Castillo Vineyards

They own 100 hectares of vines planted to Monastrell grapes (also known as Mourvedre or Mataro). The wine region of Jumilla is quite large and spreads over the province of Murcia and Albacete, in south-eastern Spain. It is a rugged country, where the vineyards grow on a high plateau surrounded by mountains. Cultivating grapes has been a tradition for more than 2000 years and particularly Monastrell, that benefits from excellent growing conditions in the area. The limestone soils and the harsh climate (with temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in summer, plunging to below freezing in winter, the scarce rainfall) enable Monastrell grapes to develop their color and flavors to the fullest.

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