Winemaker Notes
Intense cherry with a violet rim. Ripe red fruit, along with floral tones, Mediterranean bush and mineral touches. Live, clean and fleshy, good fruitiness, juicy, pleasant with a balanced and sweet mid palate, with pleasant persistence.
Vegan-Friendly
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Blueberries, clay, fresh herbs and mixed peppercorns on the nose. Wild mushrooms, too. Crunchy and fresh, with juicy berry and mushroom notes, a medium body, and nicely rounded tannins.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2022 Bodegas Luzón Jumilla Verde is smooth and layered. TASTING NOTES: This wine shows aromas and flavors of blackberries, licorice, and fragrant spices. Serve it with pasta and chicken livers. (Tasted: May 30, 2024, San Francisco, CA)
Full of ripe fruit, and robust, earthy goodness, Mourvèdre is actually of Spanish provenance, where it still goes by the name Monastrell or Mataro. It is better associated however, with the Red Blends of the Rhône, namely Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Mourvèdre shines on its own in Bandol and is popular both as a single varietal wine in blends in the New World regions of Australia, California and Washington. Somm Secret—While Mourvèdre has been in California for many years, it didn’t gain momentum until the 1980s when a group of California winemakers inspired by the wines of the Rhône Valley finally began to renew a focus on it.
Famous for the robust and earthy, black-fruit dominated, Monastrell (known as Mourvedre in France), Jumilla is an arid and hot region in southeastern Spain. Its vine yields tend to be torturously low but this can create wines of exceptional intensity and flavor. Quality combined with accessible price points give the region great recognition on international markets far and wide.
The reds from Jumilla are heady and spicy, packed with fruit and show aromas of dried licorice and herbs. If you like Syrah, Grenache or Pinot noir, a red wine from Jumilla would be a perfect next choice!
