Variety: Monastrell
Region: Spain (Jumilla Region)
Price: 9.95
Vintage Cellar Review: 4 months in new American oak barrels. Bright ruby-red. Dried cherry, pipe tobacco and rose aromas, with a hint of woodsmoke. Sweet and fleshy on the palate, with blackberry and cherry flavors complimented by licorice and a suggestion of dried herbs. The cherry and smoke notes repeat on
the finish
My Review: Ok, so I had the weirdest descriptor I've ever had for a wine yet. Worse than plum, butter, and manure. This wine smelled like butter, vanilla, dairy products, and.... hamster bedding. As soon as I said it, my friend and I both agreed, but both agreed like peed on hamster bedding. So with that, I was kind of hesitant to taste it. It was a little bit dryer than I cared for, but the intense cherry licorice flavors sort of made up for it. It says smoke in the review, but it came off more as a pepper to me. This wine was meh for me, for the few bucks less you could get something a little better aromatically and more concentrated in flavor.
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