Luzón 2008 is made from Monastrell 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%, Tempranillo 20% and Merlot 10%. Aging during 12 months in American and French oak casks.
Tasting notes: Cherry red with touches of ruby. On nose, fine and balmy fragrances and memories of black fruit, with a touch of rosemary and liquorice. On palate, great elegance, with sweet tannins and balsamic spices.
What the critics say...
Wine Spectator: 90 points(01/01/2012)
This supple red delivers black cherry, smoke, mineral and licorice flavors that build on the palate through the smoky, meaty finish. The tannins are light but firm in this fresh, lively wine. Drink now through 2016.
Robert Parker: 87 points(01/06/2011)
It is a full-bodied offering with herbal aromas and flavors, plenty of spice, and chewy black fruits. It can be approached now but will continue to provide pleasure through 2018.
Peñin Guide: 90 points(01/01/2012)
Cherry red colour, garnet rim. On nose, spicy, creamy oak, toasty, mineral, ripe fruit. On palate, powerful, tasty, toasty, ripe tannins.
Pairing: Aged Cheese, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Legume, Roasts, Stews.
Bodegas Luzón belongs to the D.O. Jumilla (Murcia, Spain).
It has 400 hectares of vineyards in two estates: Castillo de Madax, located 600 meters west altitude, and Finca La Solana, located south-west to 450 meters altitude.
Monastrell, Tempranillo, Merlot, Syrah,... Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot grapes and grape Macabeo and Chardonnay as white are harvested.
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