Wine of the Week | Toza Monastrell 2019 [Red] 100% monastrell, malolactic in barrel, nurtured a total of 4 months in oak. Dark purple color, blackberry fruit with background notes of dry herbs & sedge grass on the nose. Monastrell (aka mourvèdre or mataro), brought to Valencia, Spain by Phoenician traders in 500 BC, is a key wine grape around the Mediterranean: Bandol, Jumilla, Alicante, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and more... [$L] |
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