WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
This wine has been produced with Monastrell grapes from old vineyards with low yield, planted in limestone and chalky soils. This results in a deep purple/black color wine, with explosive aromas of ripe currant, red berries and smoked notes. Rich, powerful and voluminous on the attack, silken and juicy in the mid-palate with excellent length and persistence, and a long spicy well-balanced finish including toasted notes provided by the French wood.
TASTING NOTES:
The 2023 Silver Label is a ripe and balanced Monastrell with integrated oak. It matured in new and second-use French oak barrels for one year, but they were looking for lower toast and less impact of the wood in this wine versus earlier vintages, when it was 100% new oak. It has a fruit-driven nose with some spicy notes, a medium- to full-bodied palate and less alcohol than last year, 14.5%, with a tender mouthfeel.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 pts.
The 2023 Monastrell Silver Label hails from Jumilla and delivers bitter orange, herbs, mint and white pepper. It is dry, with a slightly plush, concentrated texture and closes with a satisfying finish.
- Vinous, 91 pts.
