91POINTS
16¾/20
Famila Castano Casa C Cisca Monastrell 2003
Yecla, Valencia and Murcia, SpainFrom a tiny old vines vineyard comes this big white pepper, spicy, smoky vanilla red with black plum, cassis, cigar and meaty garrigue notes. The palate is ripe with grainy but slippery tannins. Intense smoky cigar, peppery, chocolate, vanilla, licorice root flavours with a black cherry, orange rind finish. Quite young and potent with a chunky, rustic edge but will improve over the next 2-5 years.Tasted: 06 July 2005Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $50.00 | 750ml | Speculative Listing - Next Beverage |
Grape: Monastrell