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Castaño Hécula Yecla
(750ml)
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Producer: |
Bodegas Castaño
bodegascastano.com
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| Appellation: |
Yecla - Murcia - Spain
(DO)
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| Type: |
red
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| Varietal: |
Monastrell
- Garnacha
- Tempranillo
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| Maturity: |
Drink |
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n/a |
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rated
(2001 vintage, 750ml bottle)
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February 15, 2006
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Robert Parker
erobertparker.com
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91 points
"The 2001 Hecula (4,500 cases) was fashioned from 100% Monastrell (Mourvedre), non-irrigated, 40-year old vines. It was bottled with neither fining nor filtration after spending eight months in used French and American barrels. This amazing red possesses sweetness, suppleness, and superb purity, no small accomplishment for the normally astringent, tough-textured Mourvedre. Notes of graphite, blackberries, cassis, leather, barbecue spice, and smoke are followed by an earthy, rich, full-bodied, silky-textured wine that caresses the palate. It should drink well for 4-5 years. This is a cutting edge effort from one of Spain's backwater, but soon to be famous appellations.
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Best 2002-2007
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(2003 vintage, 750ml bottle)
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January 8, 2006
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ebernazzani
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7 points
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(2004 vintage, 750ml bottle)
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October 6, 2007
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david monk
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91 points
Best 2007-2010
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