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Bodegas Luzon 2005 Alma de Luzon Red (Jumilla)
- Editors' Choice
- $40
Ripe, dense and powerful, with on onslaught of raisin, spice, pepper and leather on the nose. The palate is direct and pure, with clean flavors of berry, spice and chocolate leading to a long, layered finish. Beautiful wine; one of the best I’ve had from this region. 70% Monastrell with 20% Cabernet and 10% Syrah.
— M.S.
(12/15/2010)
El Nido 2006 Clio Red (Jumilla)
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- $46
Oddly, this is preferable to El Nido’s $140 Cab-heavy fruit bomb. Maybe that’s because Monastrell is the go-to grape in Jumilla, and this is 70% Monastrell and only 30% Cab compared to the opposite with El Nido. All that said, this wine is ripe, approachable and dark, with excellent balance and a fudgy, warm finish of fruitcake and blackberry. Drink now through 2013.
— M.S.
(2/1/2010)
Bodegas Luzon 2007 Portú Red (Jumilla)
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- $69
Ripe and meaty, with bacon, earth, leather and inviting black fruit aromas. Not lazy at all; in fact a laser-like beam of acidity cuts through the palate, pushing bright, slightly fierce flavors of savory berry and minty oak. Finishes hot, spicy and with coffee and mocha. Cabernet-Monastrell to drink now through 2014.
— M.S.
(5/1/2011)
Bodegas Rafael Cambra 2004 Minimum Red (Valencia)
- Editors' Choice
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- $75
Minimum was impressive wine in 2003 and it’s better in 2004. Cambra’s blend of 70% Monastrell and 30% Cabernet Franc is probably the best wine coming from the obscure Valencia D.O. It is generous, balanced, rich and lusty; flavors of blackberry, cassis and plum are succulent and every hole or gap seems filled by tannin, flesh and flavor. Drink now through 2011.
— M.S.
(10/1/2009)
El Nido 2007 Red (Jumilla)
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- $140
This Cabernet-Monastrell blend tips the scales at 15.5% and asks you straight out: how big do you like your red wines? It is smoky, sultry and massive, with spicy boysenberry aromas, a deep, syrupy palate and plodding flavors of molasses, roasted berry, cedar plank and herbs. Bullish but drinkble now and over the next few years; probably not one for the cellar.
— M.S.
(5/1/2011)
Bodegas Rafael Cambra 2003 Minimum Monastrell (Valencia)
- $65
Fruit overload and gumball richness define the syrupy, super ripe nose on this Monastrell (Mourvèdre) Cabernet Franc blend from Valencia. This is big stuff, with blackberry, prune and chocolate cake qualities. It’s thick, intense, tannic and will continue to be lively and drinkable for another six or seven years. A surprise wine; 100 cases produced.
— M.S.
(4/1/2008)
Bodegas Luzon 2004 Altos de Luzón Red (Jumilla)
- Editors' Choice
- $16
One of the best efforts we’ve tried from Jumilla, Luzon’s luxury blend starts with coconut, mint, char and fudge, and below that is a treasure trove of deep black fruit. Huge blackberry and black cherry flavors are potent as they ride on a wave of jolting tannins. An affordable shining star for a rising region.
— M.S.
(8/1/2007)
Bodegas Mähler-Besse 2005 Taja Excelecia Red (Jumilla)
- $23
Super smooth and complete on the nose, with black fruit, toasty oak and earth notes rolled into a nice whole. It’s lush, plump and balanced, with full blackberry, raisin, chocolate and spice flavors resting in front of a mellow, spicy finish. A pretty, balanced blend of 75% Tempranillo and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon that shows Jumilla at its best.
— M.S.
(12/15/2010)
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