Bodegas Juan Gil Blue Label Red Blend (75cl, 15.5%)

Bodegas Juan Gil Blue Label is a full-bodied, Monastrell-dominant red blend from Jumilla, Spain, bottled at 15.5% ABV in a 750ml format. Founded in 1916, the estate blends 60% Monastrell with 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Syrah, then ages the wine for 18 months in new French and American oak barrels. Optical sorting is used to remove raisined and unripe berries by shape and colour. The nose opens with ripe blackberry and dark plum, followed by roasted notes, balsamic nuance, spice, toast, licorice, vanilla and garrigue-like Mediterranean scrubland. The palate is generous and concentrated, with plum sauce, blackberry paste, mocha, dark cherry and bittersweet chocolate, balanced by crisp acidity. The finish is long, with chalky, integrated tannins and lingering dark cocoa, vanilla and dried herbs.