The Wine: 2005 Solanera
The Price: $14.99 at Central Market
Bodegas Castaño is located in the Yecla region of Southern Spain. This wine is a blend of 65% Monastrell (Monastrell is also known as Mourvèdre, a term many of you may be more familiar with), 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Tintorera. The wine was aged in oak for 10 months before bottling.
The wine was stopped with a natural cork and decanted an hour before tasting. It is a very dark red wine with aromas of cherry, vanilla, chocolate and spice.
The wine has flavors of cherry, vanilla and black pepper. It's a pretty tannic wine, owing to the Mourvèdre/Monastrell grapes. The pepper flavor adds a bit of a bite to the wine, so if you don't like the pepper flavor this probably isn't a wine for you. Personally, I enjoy the pepper flavor and find this to be a a nice, interesting wine.
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