Robert Parker vom renommierten Weinmagazin »
The Wine Advocate« bewertet in seiner Ausgabe 141/2001 den ›
Hécula Tinto 2001‹ von
Bodegas Castaño aus dem
D.O. Yecla mit 91/100 Punkten (= herausragend). Über den rebsortenreinen
Monastrell schreibt der Redakteur jeweils unter anderem im Original:
›The 2001 Hecula was fashioned from 100 % Monastrell (Mourvedre), non-irrigated, 40-year old vines. It was bottled with neither fining nor filtration after spending eight months in used French and American barrels. This amazing red possesses sweetness, suppleness, and superb purity, no small accomplishment for the normally astringent, tough-textured Mourvedre. Notes of graphite, blackberries, cassis, leather, barbecue spice, and smoke are followed by an earthy, rich, full-bodied, silky-textured wine that caresses the palate. It should drink well for 4-5 years. This is a cutting edge effort from one of Spain's backwater, but soon to be famous appellations.”
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