Another affordable wine for you, tasty but a little underwhelming compared to the Colonias Bonarda (featured in a previous post). The price point is unbeatable and this slides down the gullet with much ease. At $6 a bottle this is better than just about everything in the same price range. Pick up a case for a party or the long winter ahead. I don't know about you, but I have a tinge of guilt every time I open a bottle, it's an investment in time and money. You can feel like a robberbaron with the Castano as you open bottle after bottle for friends, guilt free! The Wine Advocate gave this a 90, a number he likes to use a lot. Based on his other ratings of 90 I give this closer to an 88. Maybe the vineyard through a couple extra cases his way to influence his decision...
"The 2005 Monastrell is an insane value produced from three vineyard sites ranging in age from 40-60 years. Opaque purple-colored, it gives up fragrant aromas of blue fruits, plums, and prunes. Ripe, layered, and full-flavored, this hedonistic effort can be enjoyed now but will surely evolve for 2-3 years. Match it with beef and lamb."
One interesting note before I close, notice the review mentions three different vineyards? Many inexpensive wines are made with grapes from multiple vineyards. There's nothing wrong with the practice, but sometimes you can lose some complexity as the grapes from one vineyard may vary from the other. One of the best wine's I've ever tasted came from a multiple vineyard bottle, so don't judge a book by it's cover. There's a huge market in buying and selling grape juice for wine. Check out this website, it's fascinating: http://winebusiness.com/grapesBulkWine/?ref=hn
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