Palate--Tart first impression--too tart-- which is off putting and over powering everything else. The fruit does battle its way out eventually but finishes quickly and again, is rather unpleasant on opening. Hopefully it will open up, and equilibrate with some air...
Monastrell is not your typical varietal but is rather a "blending" grape. The great wines of France and particularly the Rhone are GSM blends which stand for Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre. (Monastrell is the same grape as Mourvedre but coming from Jumilla (Spain) it is called Monastrell.)
I guess this explains why this wine was on sale from $18 to $8. I am making venison/bacon burgers on the grill and hopefully this will be much better with that offering. Never-the-less I would pass on this. Once again the good folks at the Wine Enthusiast gives this wine 93 points which is absurd. For what it's worth...
***Addendum After breathing, and served with the anove mentioned dinner, the wine was acceptable at the $10 price point but definitely not the 93 points mentioned in my reivew.
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