This is a bargain for red wine lovers. Made from 100% Garnacha drawn from 75-year-old vines in the La Cantera Vineyard in Navarra, Castillo de Monjardin has crafted a delicious and affordable wine. The bouquet shows luscious strawberry and red cherry fruit with hints of dried flowers, vanilla and cinnamon. On the palate, it is marked by pure strawberry fruit underlain by a creamy texture and followed by intriguing black pepper and baking spice tones. The vineyard’s relatively high elevation, spare soils and low-yielding vines give this Navarra red a pure and balanced style that is sure to please.
Castillo de Monjardin, Navarra (Spain) Garnacha 2011
By Wayne Belding