Bodegas Juan Gil Red Blend 2022 (750ml)
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Description
Bodegas Juan Gil's 2022 Red Blend from Jumilla combines Cabernet Sauvignon and Monastrell (also called Mourvèdre) at 45 percent each, with 10 percent Syrah. The wine spent a year in used American and French oak barrels, an approach that keeps the focus on fruit rather than new-oak extraction. At 15 percent alcohol, it's medium-bodied and dry.
The wine opens with ash, spice, and subtle herbaceous notes that frame dark fruit and oak influences. On the palate, a slightly creamy texture carries flavors of smoke and spice, with vanilla notes extending the finish courtesy of the American oak aging. The tannins are abundant but dusty rather than aggressive, and there's enough juiciness to keep the wine approachable now. This is a straightforward, food-friendly red that speaks to the warm, ripe character of Jumilla fruit without pretension.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | Red |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Murcia |
| Subregion | Jumilla |
| Varietal | Cabernet - Mourvedre - Syrah |
| Producer | Bodegas Juan Gil |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
The 2022 Red Blend combines 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Monastrell and 10% Syrah. It was aged in American and French oak barrels, as well as alternative oak. The wine opens with ash, spice and subtle pyrazines, framed by black fruit and oak. Dry, with a slightly creamy texture, the palate shows the influence of American oak, which extends the finish with vanilla. A crowd-pleasing wine.
The 2022 Red Blend was produced with a blend of 45% each Cabernet Sauvignon and Monastrell with 10% Syrah aged mostly in used barrels for 12 months, in search of a more fruit-driven profile. It has 15% alcohol, a pH of 3.7 and five grams of acidity while retaining some four grams of residual sugar. It's quite spicy and smoky with evident notes from the barrel, some creaminess too and juicy with abundant, slightly dusty tannins. For fans of the style. 52,000 bottles produced and sold exclusively in the US.