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Harvested from the drylands of La Mancha from old vines. This unique varietal from Spain is star-bright pale yellow in the glass with peaches, blossom and lemons on the nose and makes fresh, clean, easy-drinking.
90 POINTS!!!
Focused and balanced, this elegant red delivers plum, licorice and vanilla flavors, with fresh acidity and floral and mineral notes over fine-grained tannins. Drink now through 2012. 3,000 cases imported. –TM
THE WINE SPECTATOR
92 POINTS!!!
This plush, dense red shows coffee and spicy oak, with berry and wild plum fruit and accents of licorice and black pepper. The tannins are firm but well-integrated, and this finishes warm and spicy. Modern and alluring. Drink now through 2012.
Thomas Matthews, December 15, 2008.
THE WINE SPECTATOR
92 POINTS!!!
This plush, dense red shows coffee and spicy oak, with berry and wild plum fruit and accents of licorice and black pepper. The tannins are firm but well-integrated, and this finishes warm and spicy. Modern and alluring. Drink now through 2012. 600 cases made.
The Botani is 100% Moscatel de Alejandria fermented 70% in stainless steel and 30% in French oak. Medium straw-colored, it has an alluring perfume of spring flowers, honey, spice box, and tropical fruits. Smooth-textured, ripe, dry, and mouth-filling, this expressive effort is an excellent match for sushi and Thai food."
90 POINTS!!!
A silky texture carries expressive flavors of black plum, violet, licorice and smoke in this focused, balanced red. Has good intensity yet remains vibrant and accessible. Drink now through 2012. 50,000 cases made. –TM
THE WINE SPECTATOR
Bright ruby red color. Lively bouquet with notes of red fruit that add a pleasant freshness softened by a discreet touch of vanilla. Deliciously full in the mouth where silky, well-integrated tannins highlights the wine's fruit. Good length in which the complexity of flavors come through delicately.
A blend of 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano y Mazuelo.
A dark cherry colour with good depth. Balsamic aromas with hints of ripe fruit, complex and spicy. The attack is fresh and light, with soft, rounded tannins. The finish proves persistent with some reminders of toasted oak. Its passage through the mouth is pleasant and elegant, fresh and easy to drink.
Mingo Tempranillo has voluptuous scents of ripe black fruit infused with a seductive blend of sweet spice and musky, earthy grilled meat aromas. It’s full and on the palate with loads of juicy red fruit flavors and velvety tannins that exude warmth and generosity.
Mingo offers distinctive flavors while still delivering traditional structure and style. Mingo Valencia Red is a rich dry red that shows typical Spanish elegance with ripe berry aromas and flavors.
Montecastro is a new estate founded in 2001. The Montecastro is 100% Tempranillo aged in barrique. Purple-colored, it has an alluring bouquet of wood smoke, toast, crushed stone, violets, black raspberry, and blackberry. This is followed by an opulent, full-flavored wine with gobs of spicy fruit, excellent integration of oak, tannin, and acidity, and 4-6 years of aging potential. It will be at its best between 2013 and 2025.