Casa Castillo
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Wine Advocate (95)
The perfect Mediterranean vintage produced an outstanding Garnacha. The 2020 El Molar fermented with 35% full clusters and matured in a combination of 500-liter barrels and 5,000-liter foudres for one year. The wine is very young and tender; it feels more delicate despite having a little more alcohol than the 2019 (it's 15%) and with a slightly lower pH (3.49). It's super aromatic, extroverted and expressive, floral, elegant and complex. There is great balance, and the wine feels fresher and less ripe; it's refreshing and has a core of minerality and super fine tannins with pungent flavors. There is precision, elegance and balance, the three words that define the vintage. All the wines are very good value, but this is a steal. 40,000 bottles were filled in March 2022.$156.00 -
Vinous (94)
Vivid ruby. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes red and blue fruit liqueur, candied flowers and exotic spices, along with a smoky mineral topnote. Impressively concentrated yet energetic in style, offering sweet, mineral- and spice-tinged boysenberry, cherry, candied lavender and spicecake flavors that open up steadily with air. Sappy, focused and seamless in texture, finishing with harmonious tannins and impressive, floral-driven persistence.$216.00 -
Wine Advocate (96)
The 2018 Las Gravas is a blend of 90% Monastrell from limestone gravel soils and 10% Garnacha also planted in the same gravel soils, but it's obviously much younger than the Monastrell. It fermented in underground pools with 25% to 30% full clusters and indigenous yeasts and matured in 5,000-liter oak foudres and 500-liter oak barrels for 16 months. It's an incredibly elegant and delicate Las Gravas, nuanced and with a discrete profile, a little shy at first. The palate is also super elegant and balanced, with refined tannins, a velvety texture and very fine chalky minerality. The north-facing vineyard, the backbone of this wine in a challenging and cooler year, is now 40 years old and has vigor and balance, which has resulted in an incredible wine through a lot of work in the vineyard. This has to be the finest vintage to date, a real triumph over the adverse conditions of the year that transcends the quality of the vintage. They used a lower percentage of Garnacha to avoid too much florality in the blend, and the wine is more serious. It's less explosive than the 2017, but I'd say, more gravelly... Bravo! 34,500 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2020.$301.00 -
(6x75cl) 2021Experience the richness of Mediterranean vineyards with Casa Castillo Jumilla Las Gravas 2021. This exquisite wine hails from Murcia, Spain, renowned for its unique Monastrell grape varieties. The proprietor, José María Vicente, is committed to traditional winemaking methods, ensuring natural, unforced, and expressive produce. Each cluster of grapes is naturally fermented in the century-old underground cellar, creating a captivatingly complex blend. Casa Castillo Jumilla Las Gravas 2021 encapsulates the very essence of its terruño with its robust, dark-fruited palate painted with shades of spice and botanical nuances. This full-bodied wine, matured in French oak barrels, delivers a beautifully balanced structure with fine, integrated tannins and a long, satisfying finish. Best paired with hearty dishes, bring the authentic taste of Jumilla to your table with Casa Castillo Jumilla Las Gravas 2021, revealing the artistry of one of Spain’s most distinguished family-run wineries.
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Wine Advocate (96)
As I saw with Las Gravas, the only problem with the 2016 Pie Franco is that I tasted it next to the superb 2017. Surprisingly enough, it feels riper than the 2017, when the year was colder and wetter. It has persistent and pungent flavors and is juicy within the dry and stony character of the texture.$540.00 -
Casa Castillo Jumilla Pie Franco 2019 epitomises the rich heritage of the Jumilla region in Murcia, Spain. Crafted by the esteemed Casa Castillo, this vintage primarily showcases the robust Monastrell grape, carefully handpicked from their premier vineyards. The winemaking process involves meticulous fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, preserving the fruit's integrity before ageing gracefully for 12 months in French oak barrels. This technique imparts a harmonious balance of depth and complexity to the wine. The 2019 Pie Franco displays a deep garnet colour, with an intricate bouquet of ripe dark berries, plums, and nuanced notes of spice and chocolate. On the palate, it reveals firm tannins, vibrant acidity, and a persistent, elegant finish. Perfectly suited to complement hearty Mediterranean cuisine, Casa Castillo Jumilla Pie Franco 2019 stands as a testament to exceptional craftsmanship and the distinguished quality of fine Spanish wines.
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(6x75cl) 2021Assert your refined palate with the Casa Castillo Jumilla Pie Franco 2021, a truly exquisite offering from the fertile vineyards of Murcia, Spain. Savour a bevy of rich, ripe fruit aromas, including plum, blackcurrant, and cherry, harmoniously interlacing with an undercurrent of minerally graphite and sweet spice.
Grown within stony, limestone-rich soils, this Monastrell varietal yields concentrated wine with a powerful, elegant edge. The Pie Franco vineyard's ungrafted vines, untouched by phylloxera, ensure the truest expression of terroir. As the pinnacle of the Casa Castillo estate, the Pie Franco is feted for its depth, structure, and longevity.
Produced with a careful, traditional approach, meticulous selection process and slow fermentation in underground cellars, achieving exceptional balance and complexity. Matured in French oak, producing a textured, lasting finish. The Casa Castillo Jumilla Pie Franco 2021 is the epitome of grace and intensity, an experience that lingers beautifully on the palate.
$846.00
