Spain is an awakening giant in the world of wine. Not only does Spain have a rich wine tradition, Spain grows more grapes than any other nation in the world. The last 15 years has seen the Spanish wine industry improve techniques in the vineyard, as well as in the winery.
While many American wine drinkers are familiar with Rioja, there are many great wine regions in Spain: Priorat, Jumilla, Navarre. Juan Gil comes from Jumilla in which Rhone varietals: Syrah, Grenache (Granacha), Mourvedre (Monastrell), and Carignan flourish. Juan Gil is 100% Monastrell and is a wine of power and finesse.
The grapes selected for this wine come from 40-year old parcels on their estate vineyards. Here shallow, chalky soils on a bed of limestone and rock, combined with an arid climate, produce the low yields (1,8 ton per acre) required for wine of this complexity.
It is a wine with rich colour, abundant ripe fruit flavours, and a long, spicy, well-balanced finish. Better drink with roast and game, red grilled and barbecued meat, rice with game, etc.
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