The Castaño Family is today one of the most respected wine producers in south-eastern Spain.
Bodegas Castaño has long been an advocate of the Monastrell varietal in the zone and its use has increased in other bodegas as a result. Known as Mourvedre in France and other parts of the world, the varietal is perhaps best known for its influence on the wines of Chateauneuf-du-Pape where the terroir and climate is not dissimilar to that of Yecla with both benefiting from a very warm, Mediterranean climate with warm days and nights.
The 2004 Hecula is a single vineyard selection of 100% Monastrell, 50% tank aged and 50% aged in French oak. It is slightly less ebullient but more serious than its younger sibling. Exhibiting aromas of toasty black fruits with milk chocolate in the background, this is a super-rich effort with terrific depth and concentration for its humble price.
YEC2022 RV006 RBAMFR UV002 RV002 C0RJ GUISS
Technical Details
Cask
American white oak casks, French Oak
Tasting Notes
Intense and shiny cherry red colour, clean.
Outstanding fruity expression -plum, fig, berries- intense balsamic aromas (mentholated) and perfectly integrated wooden notes.
Soft and silky on the palate, embodying, with elegant ripe tannins and a wide pleasant aftertaste.
Awards
Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2021 - Great Gold
Challenge Millésime Bio 2021 - Gold
Japan Women's Wine Awards 2021 - Gold
