Name: Torre Castillo Alegre
Variety: 100% Monastrell
Region: Jumilla
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $9.95
Wine Shop Review: 4 months in new American oak barrels. Bright ruby-red. Dried cherry, pipe tobacco and rose aromas, with a hint of woodsmoke. Sweet and fleshy on the palate, with blackberry and cherry flavors complimented by licorice and a suggestion of dried herbs. The cherry and smoke notes repeat on the finish.
My Review: This one for me was very weird - it definitely had the most interesting nose of the bunch. It had some very bold smells, with syrupy cocoa elements, a little bit of a woody quality, and then a very apparent aroma of soy sauce. Needless to say, I was taken aback by that one, but it was clear as day for me that that was the smell I was getting. The taste didn't really change much, I thought it had a slight cocoa flavor, but once again, that soy sauce element didn't do it for me, and I don't think I liked this one at all.
I did not have food with this, but soy sauce might go well.
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