Jumilla-Calatayud-Monstant-Almansa-Castilla y Leon-Rueda-Rias Baixas, Spain
Gil Family Estates has a wide portfolio of Spanish wines with different characteristics and backgrounds. All of them with a common denominator: produced with different indigenous grape varietals, a refined image, and an unbeatable relation between its quality and its price.
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| SKU | 554667 |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Montsant |
| Type | Red |
| Varietal | Blend - Carinena, Syrah, Grenache |
| Listing | Speculative |
| Case Config. | 12x750ml |
| Available In | BC AB |
Colour
Deep, inky purple.
Aroma
Floral aromas underpinned by blue fruit and stone fruit.
Flavour
A big mouthful of fruit along with notes of mineral, lavender, blueberry and plum. Forward, tasty, and well-balanced.
Food Pairing
Pair this wine with grilled meats, hearty stews, or traditional Spanish paella.
More Info
Garnacha is strategically plated in slate soils, Carinena in clay and Syrah in limestone. All of the vines are old, about 40 years on average. The wine spends 4 months in French oak barrels before release. Vegan.
Decanter World Wine Awards 2022
2020 -
"A toasty and oaky style, with notes of blackberry compote, plum, coffee beans and dried herbs. Incomplex perhaps but really good value."
James Suckling, Nov/2021
2020 -
"Currants, blueberry pie and some horseradish on the nose. Medium-bodied with loose tannins. Dry and savory... Vegan."
Decanter World Wine Awards 2021
2019 -
"A fragrant, supple, balanced and appealing wine, full of rich dark fruit and floral notes. Light and very easy to drink. Excellent value."
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, Jan/2021
2019 -
"Dark ruby. Aromas of ripe red and blue fruits, lavender and baking spices, plus a hint of smokiness in the background. Appealingly sweet and seamless on the palate, offering juicy black raspberry, cherry cola and floral pastille flavors that firm up slowly on the back half. A long, smooth finish shows very good clarity, discreet tannins and recurring spiciness."
James Suckling, Jul/2019
2018 -
"A vibrant nose with ripe dark berries, as well as an earthy thread. The palate has such rich, fleshy fruit that sails on fine, velvety tannin. Impressive purity, too. Drink or hold."
Guía Peñin 2020
2018 -
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, Apr/2019
2017 -
"Brilliant violet color. High-pitched black raspberry, floral and baking spice aromas, with a subtle smoky quality. Lively and focused on the palate, offering appealingly sweet red/dark berry flavors that pick up a touch of cola with air. Closes gently sweet and long, with even tannins and nervy mineral cut. (fermented in stainless steel tanks and aged for four months in new and used French oak barrels)"
James Suckling, Aug/2018
2017 -
James Suckling, Aug/2018
2016 -
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, Apr/2019
2016 -
"Lurid violet color. Bright and energetic on the nose, displaying ripe red/blue fruit and floral scents and a hint of peppery spices. Juicy and seamless in texture, offering sweet raspberry and boysenberry flavors and a touch of earth licorice. Finishes smooth and supple with repeating blue fruit character and just a hint of fine-grained tannins on the clinging finish."
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, Jan/2017
2015 -
"(aged for four months in new and used French oak barrels) Opaque ruby. Dark berry preserve, licorice and floral scents are enlivened by a peppery element and a hint of dusty minerals. Sweet, smoke-tinged boysenberry, cherry compote and violet pastille flavors show an appealing blend of depth and energy. Supple tannins shape the long, smooth finish, which leaves a smoky blue fruit note behind."
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, Jan/2016
2014 -
"Bright purple. Spice-accented black and blue fruit aromas are complemented by violets and woodsmoke. Round and seamless on the palate, offering juicy blackberry and cassis flavors that are lifted and firmed by zesty acidity. The finish is framed by gentle, harmonious tannins, with very good breadth, thrust and persistence."
Wine Spectator, Oct/2016
2014 -
"Boysenberry and cranberry flavors mingle with chocolate and toast notes in this sleek red. Features lively, sweet-tart acidity and light, smooth tannins. Drink now through 2020. 11,000 cases made."