Here is an interesting little number, a Monastrell from Yecla that has had 40% carbonic maceration and 60% traditional.  If you've tried monastrell and written it off as a bit weird, have a look at this one, I think it will change your mind.  Deep ruby in colour, the nose starts of with sweet red cherry and adds white pepper and violets as the wine opens up.  Soft and approachable in the mouth...

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Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Ric Ferrentino Post Time: 12-31-2007 at 09:36 PM

From Yecla with 14% alcohol and made from 100% Monastrell grapes (Mourvedre). TASTING NOTES: Purple in color with spicy, black fruit aromas. Briary, with very ripe wild berries, red fruit and plums. Medium-bodied, dry, rustic tannins. Round and balanced. SCORE & RECOMMENDATION ... to drinking Monastrell. Those who love Spanish wine won't want to miss out on this bargain of the year...

I discovered Monastrell a little while ago, and have quickly recognized that it is a great wine and offers some great values. The 2004 Hecula Monastrell is another fine example and comes to us from ... of Yecla North of Jumilla and West of Alicante. The primary grape in this region is the Monastrell grape as it makes up about 85% of zones planted acres. Monastrell incidentally is the Spanish name...

Bodega: Bodegas Juan Gil País: España Región: Murcia (Jumilla) Año: 2006 Tipo: Tinto Castas: Monastrell Alcohol: 14.50º Precio: Aprox. 5€ (en Celler Florida) Nota de Cata: Color picota de capa media, con menisco amoratado acreditando en nariz buenos aromas a fruta roja madura, madera fina y canela, pasa por boca con buena acidez equilibrado, vivos taninos que mejoraran y puliran con el tiempo...

Castano Monastrell 2005 Yecla, Spain ($9) Talk about a easy drinking wine. This is a quintessential new world fruit driven bargain wine that should please a most of the people all of the time. My first experience with Yecla and Eric Soloman brand imports is this 100% Monastrell. Bodegas Castano has been bottling wines since 1980 and its vineyards benefit from around 3000 hours of sunlight...

I've saved the best of these Toscar wines as the last post in the set. Before I tasted these 4, I wondered if the wine that the region is best known for, Monastrell, would come out on top. And it did. There is a bit more character with this wine, and if there is one thing I like in a wine, its ... , honest wine that shows that a Monastrell that drinks well doesn't have to cost over $20. As soon...