RKS Spanish Wine: A Monastrell from Jumilla

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A joint effort between Familia Bastida and Bodegas Alceño.

Aroma: Primary notes of blackberry with secondary notes of cassis and violets. Suggestive of creaminess and generous oak, predominately American.

Taste: Gentle mounting acidity in this mid bodied wine certainly diminishes the aromatic hints of creaminess to come as the nose suggests! Cuts the fruitiness “down to size”. Minimal tannins. Long almost tingly finish.

Cellarbility: Don’t go beyond 2027.

Food Match: Turkish Eggplant Dolma. Price $17 CDN.

RKS Spanish Wine Rating; 91/100 (Tasted 4October2026): 96 Decanter 2023 World Wine Awards.

Genio Español Roble Monastrell 2021, Do Jumilla, Bodegas Alceño, Murcia, Spain, 750 mL, 14%

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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