A blend of 60% Monastrell, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Syrah from Juan Gil, a family business founded in 1916 in the Spanish city of Jumilla. Matured for 18 months in French and American oak. Black fruit aromas mingle with graphite, earth, balsamic and spice notes. Full bodied on the palate, concluding on a long finish.
Producer Information
Juan Gil is a wine producer in southeastern Spain’s Jumilla region, and is one of the most prominent in the region. It makes a range of reasonably priced red wines from the Monastrell grape variety, which is synonymous with this part of Spain.Jumilla’s hot, dry, continental climate, and the dry limestone soils in the Juan Gil vineyards are an excellent terroir for Monastrell, which has formed the basis for the region’s full-bodied red wines for decades. Monastrell predominates here, and some of the older vines are around 40 years old, providing a complexity not seen in wines made from younger vines.Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon are also planted in the vineyard and are sometimes used as minor blending partners.Juan Gil makes a range of wines, the most important of which are the 4 Meses, the 12 Meses and the 18 Meses wines – all named for the number of months they spent aging in oak barrels. There is also a white wine made of Moscatel, and a range of other Monastrell-dominant wines.
