Description

Juan Gil Blue Label Red Blend

The wines of Jumilla are the ambassadors of a town of contrasts, whose personality comes from the earth. It is surprising that from the sand and limestone screes, a geological legacy from the Triassic period, such a rich myriad of qualities can be obtained. From the golden Moscatel to the gourmand rosé, from the insolent red of the youngest Monastrell to the dominant scarlet of the crianzas aged in wood.

To understand the fighting spirit of the people from Jumilla, you must feel the relentless summer sun, the freezing winter chill and the contrastof temperatures. In this tenacity for life, land and farmer have learned to retain the scarce rainfalls and transform adversity into wines.

Made mostly with very old Monastrell vineyards grapes from old vines grown at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level with very low yields as with the vines of Cabernet Sauvignon & Syrah to obtain a very concentrated and complex wine and very elegant at the same time after spending 18 months into a careful selection of best French and American oak.

Vinification

Produced mostly with grapes from selected old vineyards of Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon & Syrah with low yield, grown at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level. Maceration-Fermentation of each grape variety is carried out in small stainless-steel tanks at a controlled temperature. Malolactic fermentation and subsequent aging for 18 months in new French and American oak barrels, resulting in a very concentrated, complex and elegant red wine.

Tasting

Juan Gil Blue Label Red Blend features a Red cherry color with garnet rim and powerful aroma of black fruits, roasted and balsamic notes. Complex and well-structured, unctuous and rounded, pleasant mouth-feel and very persistent with roasted cocoa and spice hints. Balanced and harmonious, tasty, long and elegant finish marked by the sweetness from noble tannins of very ripe fruits, displaying its potential for bottle aging. Perfect to pair with game meat or creamy rices, stewed vegetables, mushrooms, game and poultry, casserole, fish and sauce seafood, smoked, blue and cured cheeses, grilled and/or barbecued white and red meat, roast lamb, pork or beef.

Juan Gil Blue Label Red Blend Notes To Your Senses:

• APPEARANCE: Red cherry with garnet rim
• AROMA: Rich black fruits, roasted and balsamic notes
• TASTE: Dense blackberry, plum followed by toasted oak, hints of spice and cocoa
• FINISH: Long and lingering
• ABV: 15.5%