95% Monastrell, 5% Garnacha

Casa Castillo Vino de Finca is een fantastische wijn uit Jumilla

Vino de Finca heeft 12 maanden rijping gehad op Frans eiken. 
Een karaktervolle expressieve aromatische wijn die prachtig in balans is. Rijp fruit, een vleugje kruiden, florale tonen, soepele tannines en een prachtige afdronk.
Uitstekende combinatie met rundvlees, lam, stoofschotels, wild, ossehaas, geroosterd/gegrild vlees, pasta, pizza  en harde kazen. 
Op dronk, maar kan zich tenminste tot 2024 nog verder ontwikkelen.
De optimale drinktemperatuur voor Casa Castillo Pie Franco is 16°C. 

The Wine Advocate: 

"There is a big jump in depth, complexity and nuance between the Monastrell and the 2017 Vino de Finca, which is a blend of Monastrell with almost 25% Garnacha. This comes from four plots that were selected from what was previously used for the entry-level Monastrell; they aim was to find a wine with more finesse and elegance but with the inherent power of the zone. This is only the third vintage for this cuvée, and it feels quite established and different from the rest of the range; it has less varietal character and is more about the place, getting closer to the single-vineyard bottlings where they do not search for fruit character. The idea here is to ferment at temperatures that are quite so low and to stabilize the wine in oak barrels for a long-ish time (12 months in 500-liter barrels and 5,000-liter oak foudres). They are wines of sun and limestone. This is a good reflection of it with a perfumed and floral note on the finish (elegance!) that is quite remarkable."

Luis Gutierrez, April 2019