The Best Molar So Far Awaits

Today's red wine offering is a real bargain at less than $15/bottle after case discount. It sports a Wine Advocate score of 93+ points, and we think you'll really like it. Sadly, we have less than ten cases in stock, so we're offering a very limited run on this wine. It's available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Casa Castillo El Molar 2013

"A new kid on the block, the pure Garnacha 2013 El Molar carries the name of the vineyards where the vines were planted in 2006 on sand and chalk soils covered with gravel. It was foot trodden and fermented in cement vats and aged for nine months in used 500-liter oak barrels.

In 2013 the vines worked until the very end as it was a year where there was more rain than average and a relatively cool summer (sometimes ripening occurs because of dehydration rather than true ripening) resulting in a perfect ripeness but quite contained. It is light ruby color, very bright acidity (low pH?) and there's no indication of alcohol plus the oak is also perfectly integrated. It shows a pinch of spices over the core of red berries along with some spring flowers and perhaps a distant lactic touch.

The supple and tasty palate is medium-bodied and has a fluid texture, very fine tannins and good acidity. The well-defined flavors are clean and offer floral notes plus developing notes of orange peel. I think this is the best Molar so far. A real bargain. 28,000 bottles.

2013 is a great vintage for Casa Castillo. Not only great, but very affordable wines." (Wine Advocate)

Wine Advocate: 93+ points

P.S.

We have some hot news for you. Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco 2011 just received a 93 point, Highly Recommended score from Wine Spectator (in addition to 92 points from the Wine Advocate, 90 points from the Wine Enthusiast and 90 points from Vinous). Check this out.

"A graceful and detailed red, marked by ripe cherry, strawberry, floral and tar flavors, with the fruit intensity persisting on the finish, showing excellent length. This is well-integrated and just needs time for the tannins to soften. Best from 2018 through 2030. 2,333 cases made." (Wine Spectator)

Wine Spectator: 93 points, Highly Recommended

"The delicious 2011 Barbaresco is a very well-integrated and balanced wine that shows an impressive level of elegance. Soft oak spice is fused with red berry fruit and balsam herb. You feel some of the heat of the vintage in the ripeness of the fruit, but those qualities never subtract from the wine's overall harmony. Soft fruit flavors are woven between tight tannins and long persistence." (Wine Advocate)

Wine Advocate: 92 points

"Always one of the best quality-for-value wines in Italy, this classic Barbaresco delivers quintessential Nebbiolo sensations of rose, black cherry, red berry, cinnamon and a hint of leather. It's friendly, with firm, round tannins and just enough fresh acidity." (Wine Enthusiast)

Wine Enthusiast: 90 points

"The Produttori del Barbaresco's 2011 Barbaresco presents an intriguing combination of the expressive, resonant fruit typical of the vintage wedded to a firm sense of tannin. Rose petal, mint, cherry pit and chalk notes open up on the expressive bouquet and mid-palate before classic Nebbiolo tannins make their presence felt. The flavors are already a touch forward, which suggests the 2011 won't be one of the more longer-lived vintages here, but that is of course in relative terms for a house where the wines typically deliver fine drinking for several decades." (Antonio Galloni, Vinous)

Vinous: 90 points

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