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EL NIDO 2008 JUMILLA ~ 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Monastrell ~ 15.5% Alc. ~ 0.75 Ltr. ~
96RP / 95PÑ / 94IWC / CT94.3
"The 2008 El Nido is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Monastrell also aged for 24 months in new French and American oak. It gives up a bit more aromatic complexity with ramped up concentration and volume. In the glass, notes of blueberry, blackberry, exotic spices, and pepper lead to a plush, silky, 60-second finish. Give this behemoth 6-8 years to become civilized and drink the Clio cuvee while you are waiting."
96 Points | Jay Miller | Robert Parker, Wine Advocate | Issue #195 | June 2011
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"Glass-staining purple. Explosive, alluring scents of blueberry, boysenberry, pipe tobacco, licorice and vanilla bean. Lush and broad but juicy and firmly built, with suave candied dark fruit flavors accented by sexy floral and Asian spice qualities. Finishes broad, juicy and impressively long, with echoing boysenberry and spice notes. (70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Monastrell, aged for 24 months in new French and American oak.)"
94 Points | Josh Raynolds | Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar | September/October 2011
