Juan Gil 2005 (Spain)
10 Nov 2015- Details
- Category: Uncorked Tonight
(June 12, 2015) ... I'm a fan of Juan Gil wines ... so my expectations are high when it comes to their wines ... even when it's 10 years old. This version of 'the Gil' was full of dried fruit character: namely cassis and plum, though there is an element of pruny-ness here too. There is also hints of vanilla and cedar on the long finish ... For a ten year old wine I'd have to give it a positive nod, but just barely. I warned you my bias would probably come into this.
(June 11, 2015) ... The obvious take-away from this wine is that Quatro means 4 and there are four grapes in the blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenere and Malbec ... From the title you should also notice this is a 10 year old wine, so how does a ten-year old Chilean sub-$20 blend stand the test of time? Not bad, if you like your wines of the spicy-peppery ilk. Aromas were quite spicy with cracked black pepper and spiced-dried-raspberry - palate was dried of fruit, a la cran-cherry, with white pepper and cedar notes making the finish full of dry tannins. Not bad, but not great.
