Casa Castillo Monastrell, Jumilla, Spain 2020 Jean-Philippe Janoueix It is a well built

It is a well built wine

blueberry and licorice

“Lay” is a very old word meaning slate and "Kloster" is the German translation of Abbey

and tropical fruit nose

as well as a very balanced flavor between alcohol and acidity

Casa Castillo Monastrell, Jumilla, Spain 2020 Jean-Philippe Janoueix It is a well builtA good way to get a feel for the quality of a producer in Burgundy is to taste their Bourgogne Rouge and one gets the feeling that Jose Maria feels the same way. The Jumilla from Casa Castillo is made from younger vines sourced mainly from La Valle vineyard where the soils are silty and the grapes have more of a varietal expression than his rockier vineyards. Once labeled Monastrell Jos Maria has been incorporating increasing amounts of Garnacha into