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2006 Casa Castillo Pie Franco Jumilla
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2006 Casa Castillo Pie Franco Jumilla

Producer: Casa Castillo
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Mourvedre
Origin: Spain
Region: Jumilla

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93 Points | International Wine Cellar , September/October 2009

($50; 100% monastrell on ungrafted rootstock planted in 1941 and 1942 at 2,460 feet above sea level) Deep ruby. Powerful, mineral-driven aromas of black raspberry, graphite, violet, black tea and smoky herbs. Deep, juicy and focused, offering intense mineral and dark fruit flavors, with silky tannins adding shape and structure. The mineral character gains power with air and carries through an extremely long, pure and energetic finish. (Eric Solomon Selections, Charlotte, NC)

89 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Spain has more acres under vine than any other country and ranks third in production behind Italy and France. Much of this output continues to be hot-country jug wine made to satisfy the everyday thirsts of the domestic and greater European markets
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Mourvedre

A sparsely planted variety found predominantly in the southern Rhone, Provence, and elsewhere near the Mediterranean coast, Mourvedre is best known for its place in powerful game and earth-scented reds. One is mostly likely to encounter the grape in wines from the southern Rhone. Here, Mourvedre takes its place blended with...
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