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A wonderful wine that represents old vine Grenache extremely well; a standout that should be very popular. Subtle aromas of red fruit mingle with spicy smokiness uplifting joy in every swirl. Big flavors continuing in the vein of spicy, leather, dust and swaths of red fruit makes every sip a treat. Finishing big, smooth and [...]

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The legend of this producer precedes every vintage, creating an expectation of quality that is very hard to live up to vintage after vintage. This wine has gone beyond most anyone’s expectations and landed smack dab in the middle of red wine fantasyland. It delivers in real-time the here and now. The wine is soft [...]

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The wow factor on this wine was amazing. The brambly cedar nose was followed by a strong smokiness and intense dark fruit flavor mingled with tobacco and fennel. All this in a densely enjoyably chewy racy wine that brought home a smooth package of everything that could possibly happen to make a red wine legendary. [...]

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The 2004 Castano Hecula is an unparalleled example of simplicity at its finest. The grower realizes that he has a product that doesn’t need blending. Consisting of 100% Monastrell (otherwise known as Mourvedre in the U.S), this wine is superior in quality and possesses exquisite characteristics which include full-fruit, chocolate and raspberry, medium to full-bodied, [...]

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This wine has been in my arsenal of, “oh so we just drank two bottles of still wine and now you want bubbly” wines to pull out of my collection for many years now.  I can honestly say it has also been a selection for many celebrations at my house and often the aperitif of [...]

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A big winner right out of the gate. Like a race horse this wine takes off and shows concentration and balance while still remaining exciting. From what I saw at the winery there was enough of this wine in their cellar for it to be around for a while. Things going the way they are [...]

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