Valera Monastrell

 

In the Rhone Valley, French vintners have long made stylish wine from Mourvèdre. Less polished, but perhaps more striking, is this Mourvèdre (known in Spain as Monastrell) from the backwaters of Spain, in the arid climes of Bullas. With aromas of plum preserves, soy, and sage blossom, this is a powerfully authentic wine that wears its caballero saddle-leather personality with panache.