From the Cellar
Juan Gil 2006 Monastrell (Spain)
16 Nov 2014- Details
- Category: Uncorked Tonight
(September 2, 2014) ... Here's a wine I had high hopes for but I think I was let down by my own memory. I am a fan of the wines of Juan Gil, and always think they'll age longer than they might normally, but I don't think I'm alone there, many collectors wait too long hoping to stretch that extra year or two out of a bottle ... We push limits rightly or wrongly, for better or worse. This one started off poorly, it came out of the bottle with a pruney, anise seed aroma and a taste to match ... Nose continues on that same path throughout but the palate delivers something extra that manages to save what might have been a disastrous bottle: sweet dried cherry mixed with prune and clove - and while that may not sound very appetizing it sure is an improvement to what it could have been and what it started out as. The wine is most definitely not at its peak, fact is it is definitely on the wrong side of decline, but it's still drinkable and can be rather tasty if you just give in to what it is offering up.
