This 92-pt oak-aged Spanish has it all: big, elegant, and affordable! Porta Regia's 2018 Private Collection "12-Month" Monastrell is only $16.98! "Dark ruby. Spice-accented dark berries, mocha and pungent flowers on the deeply perfumed nose. Appealingly sweet black and blue fruit and floral pastille flavors become livelier and pick up a hint of vanilla with air. The blue fruit and floral notes repeat on the impressively long, penetrating finish, which features polished tannins and a hint of white pepper. Drink from 2022- 2028"— Vinous Media, 92 points
Spain offers some of the world's great wine values, especially from lesser-known regions like Jumilla. Jumilla's continental climate (hot summers and cold winters) and arid weather promote big, bold reds from the region's Monastrell grape, and Bodegas Sierra Norte (producer of Porta Regia) keeps grape If you are already a lover of Spanish reds, Porta Regia's 2018 Coleccion Privada Monastrell "12 Meses" is simply a great wine at a great price. If you are not already familiar with what Spanish reds have to offer, then this is the perfect opportunity to see why this is such a popular category. This Monastrell truly threads the needle- it's big but not overpowering, elegant but not light, structured but not overly tannic, oak-aged yet not overtly oaky, and highly-rated yet inexpensive! We were impressed by the prior vintage of this wine, which we featured in the midst of last year's shut-downs. We're thrilled to say that the 2018 vintage is every bit as good as its well-rated predecessors, and already shows plenty of complexity and character. But this wine has years of life ahead of it, and a year or two more in bottle will only enhance its luster. So stock up now for current consumption and cellaring, while we maintain our Wine of the Week sale price of just $16.98! Call 301-987-5933 or order online NOW. |
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Oak aging is a key variable in the red wines in Spain, and one of the keys to understanding a wine's character and quality. In fact, oak is so central to today's feature wine that the "12 Meses" of the title advertises the wine's 12-month oak aging. Porta Regia's 2018 Coleccion Privada Monastrell "12 Meses" is their top-of-the-line bottling, receiving the severest selection of grapes, plus that extended oak aging to enhance the wine's structure and character. Yet even Porta Regia's best remains a fantastic bargain at 
yields low and uses all organic cultivation methods. While the results speak for themselves, let's hear from the experts as well! Vinous' 92-point rating (above) describes a wine that captures much of what is best in the world of Spanish Rojo. And in rating the wine 91 points, View From the Cellar described the 2018 Porta Regia 12 Month as "...a lovely bottle on both the nose and palate, with the bouquet wafting from the glass in a mix of cassis, black cherries, cigar wrapper, good soil tones, a hint of mincemeat and a nice touch of spicy new oak. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, focused and complex, with a superb core, ripe, well-integrated tannins and a long, well-balanced and gently chewy finish....(it) carries its ripeness beautifully...this is an outstanding bottle of Monastrell!" 
