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Casa de la Ermita 2004 Crianza Red (Jumilla)
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- $18
Gritty, granular and a bit raisiny at first, and then more settled later on. For Monastrell this is snappy, dry and solid, with cherry, raspberry, plum and vanilla forming a standard flavor package. The finish offers a bit of chocolate cream, but overall it’s basic, tannic and full, with some bite.
— M.S.
(10/1/2009)
Casa de la Ermita 2006 Monasterio de Santa Ana Monastrell (Jumilla)
- $12
A little cloudy and minty, with aromas of herbs and reeds bumping up against cherry cough drop. That medicinal cherry flavor joins plum and light pepper, while the feel is lively, bracing and forward. Gets better with airing, and overall it tastes a little more natural than some Jumilla heavyweights.
— M.S.
(12/15/2008)
Casa de la Ermita 2003 Reserva Red (Jumilla)
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- $25
Minty smelling, with herbal red fruit and rhubarb scents. The wine is clack, clack, clack on the palate as acids and snappy red fruit draw everything down to the base level. Flavors of raspberry and light vanilla are clean but high-toned, and there’s an undercurrent of tomato. A tough wine from a vintage to forget.
— M.S.
(10/1/2009)
Casa de la Ermita 2008 Roble Red (Jumilla)
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Gritty aromas of licorice and raisin are hot and fiery, while the palate is more acidic and thus it feels sharp and crisp. Flavors of raisin and ripe strawberry are herbal and a bit milky from the oak, and the finish is raisin-tinged as well. Monastrell with 20% Petit Verdot.
— M.S.
(11/1/2010)
Casa de la Ermita 2003 Petite Verdot (Jumilla)
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- $36
Starts out on shaky ground with coconut and chemical aromas. In the mouth, it hits very hard with cola, raisin and cherry flavors. Falls flat and empty on the finish, and as a whole it seems overdone. Seems like a novelty, and at $36 it fails to impress.
— M.S.
(10/1/2009)
Casa de la Ermita 2006 Crianza Red (Jumilla)
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- $16
A strange bird with herbaceous aromas that suggest sage or juniper baking in the summer sun. The palate is acidic and sharp, with green-tinged pie cherry and plum skin flavors. Gritty on the finish, with needling tannins and a final wave of that odd juniper character. 60% Monastell and 40% Petit Verdot.
— M.S.
(12/15/2010)
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