Quick Picks 9 - Bodegas Castano, "Hecula" 2004
Winecast, a podcast by Tim Elliott
English - December 02, 2007 08:40 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MB - ★★★★ - 20 ratingsFood Arts wine winemaking viticulture wine tasting tim elliott Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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I’m back with another pick that I thought I hadn’t yet blogged but I wrote about the 2003 vintage for WBW 35.
Bodegas Castano, "Hecula", Monastrell, Yecla 2004 ($14) - Very dark purple-black with aromas of blackberry, bacon, licorice and vanilla. Ripe black cherry and blackberry fruit flavors with medium firm tannins, good acidity and a nice minerality on the finish.
14.5% ABV
Synthetic cork closure
Score: 89