86POINTS
15½/20
La Casona de Castaño Old Vines G-S-M 2014
Yecla, Valencia and Murcia, SpainOpen peppery, savoury, chocolate, floral nose with black berry, meaty, smoky aromas. Dry, fresh, elegant but slightly lean palate with licorice, tobacco leaf, olive, peppery, orange peel, black cherry, rooty, coffee flavours. Solid fruit but a bit lean and gripp-y on the finish. Not quite as rich and full as Castaño’s pure monastrell efforts.Tasted: 31 July 2015Tasted by: Stuart TobePrices:BC | $13.50 | 750ml | private wine shops |
Blend: Grenache - Syrah - MourvèdreCSPC: 350579UPC: 8422443002731