Bodegas Juan Gil Hijos de Juan Gil Guerrero 110th Anniversary (75cl, 15%)

This is a US-exclusive, limited-edition red wine from DO Jumilla, Spain, bottled at approximately 15% ABV in a 750 ml bottle. It is made entirely from organic, estate-grown Monastrell sourced from the winery's oldest bush vines, honouring over a century of winemaking by the Gil family. The wine comes from low-yielding bush vines, many over 50 years old, and is aged in both French and American oak barrels. The nose opens with brooding dark plum and blackberry preserve, dried fig and espresso, with dried herbs, liquorice and toasted oak. The palate is dense and full-bodied, with ripe black cherry, mulberry, roasted meat, dark chocolate, warm baking spice, fine-grained tannins, iron-like minerality and peppered-meat notes. The finish is long and warming, with dark berry fruit, sweet spice, firm tannic grip and a smooth, slightly smoky close.