WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
A superb red wine already considered legendary. Deep with tremendous intensity, goes hand in hand with a brilliant wood aging where at no point the balsamic and minerals remove the fruity notes.
Blend: 70% Monastrell, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon
TASTING NOTES:
The 2023 El Nido was produced with a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon from 12 hectares planted in 1986 and 30% Monastrell from 32 hectares of vines with an average age of 76 years. It fermented in small stainless steel tanks with neutral yeasts and matured in new French and American oak barrels. It's very similar to the Clio from this same vintage—all about the barrels, spices, toast and smoke, creamy and woody. It has 15.5% alcohol, higher than in 2022, a pH of 3.62 and 6.2 grams of acidity and a bone-dry finish with plenty of tannins.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 pts.
The 2023 Clio is composed of 70% Monastrell and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon from Jumilla. It was aged for 23 months in French and American oak barrels. Recently bottled, the oak is at the forefront but will integrate. The wine opens with plum, soft herbal notes and blackberry. Intense with fruit complexity, the palate is creamy, flavorful and delicate in tannins, finishing with a touch of oak that will meld with time.
- Vinous, 93 pts.
