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Clio, Jumilla - 2021

Name: Clio, Jumilla
Brand: Clio
SKU: 19313
Price: 61.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 19313 750mL

This full-bodied red wine comes from the southeastern Spanish region of Jumilla. Because of the dry heat in this area, the grapes are concentrated and ripe, creating a wine that is dense and rich. Flavors of black fruit, licorice, and spice burst from the glass. Marries well with a thick, juicy steak.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

Spain

Region

Jumilla

Producer

Clio

Grape Variety

Monastrell

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Staff Pick Notes

Monastrell is a red wine grape you may have heard of without knowing it. It goes by the name Mourvedre in France. While in the Rhône Valley it is commonly used as a blending grape to add body, tannin, and color,but in Spain it's a much, much different story. Clio shows how complex and powerful this grape variety can be. This wine is an absolute monster, a heavyweight boxer in wine. Coming from the warm climate of southeastern Spain, the grapes get the chance to fully ripen and produce hyper-concentrated dark fruit notes, alongside notes of baking spices and anise. On the nose is a very robust aromatic profile of blackberries, bing cherries, and some tobacco. This wine NEEDS a hunk of red meat eaten as bloody as you can handle. If you have the patience (which I rarely do) decant this wine for two hours. Thank me later.

- AA

Glossary

Spain

Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

Monastrell

A Spanish synonym for the dark-skinned Mourvèdre grape.

Jumilla

Just slightly inland off the Mediterranean Sea, this hot climate region is the ideal home for the red grape Monastrell (also called Mourvèdre in France). Wines from Jumilla are generally ripe and jammy, with loads of dark berry fruit intertwined with notes of baking spices, chocolate, and tea. These are very versatile food wines, and, at generally very modest prices, they are the perfect accompaniment to your Chinese take-out (or a heaping plate of barbeque spare ribs).

Cabernet Sauvignon

The result of an illicit affair a hundred-odd years ago between Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon today enjoys more worldwide popularity than both of its parents combined. It is the principal grape of Bordeaux, and as such has rightly earned its place among the greatest and most long-lived wines of the Old World; of course, it is also the most heralded grape of California, positioning it at the forefront of the New World wine scene as well. Today, Cabernet Sauvignon has a...