Winery Juan GilMonastrell Sweet
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Monastrell Sweet of Winery Juan Gil in the region of Murcie often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Monastrell Sweet
Pairings that work perfectly with Monastrell Sweet
Original food and wine pairings with Monastrell Sweet
The Monastrell Sweet of Winery Juan Gil matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of navarin of lamb, pasta with chicken or saddle of lamb stuffed with chicken breast and basil.
Details and technical informations about Winery Juan Gil's Monastrell Sweet.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca
Aromatic and refined reds with an elegant structure, featuring raspberry, blackberry, rose, lavender, cistus and gentle spice aromas. Soft tannins and silky balance that smooths blends. Essential partner to Touriga Nacional in great Port wines (Vintage, LBV, Tawny) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety, the most planted in the Douro, related to Touriga Nacional.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Monastrell Sweet from Winery Juan Gil are 2011, 0
Informations about the Winery Juan Gil
The Winery Juan Gil is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 61 wines for sale in the of Jumilla to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Jumilla
Arid south-east Spain, kingdom of Monastrell (Mourvèdre, >85% of vineyards). Powerful, sunny reds with signature notes of candied blackberry, black plum, garrigue, pepper, leather and liquorice, firm tannins and a warm palate — a world reference for the grape. Many ungrafted old vines (phylloxera spared the limestone soils). Also supple Tempranillo, peppery Syrah, round Garnacha.
The wine region of Murcie
Wine region of southeastern Spain on sunny high plateaus, 3 DOs fanning out: Jumilla, Yecla, Bullas. Monastrell (Mourvedre) reigns in red (~80% of the vineyard): dense and sunny with signature notes of black mulberry, candied black cherry, garrigue, leather, liquorice and a sweet spice touch, firm tannins and a warm palate — pomegranate robe, sustained alcohol, often own-rooted. Round Grenache, supple Tempranillo, peppery Syrah. Southern wines with outstanding value.
The word of the wine: Grape variety
A type of vine plant and, by extension, the term used to designate the grapes that come from it. The term "table grape" is used to designate the grapes used for consumption, whereas the term "grape variety" is used to designate the wine grapes used to make wine.
