Jewel In The Crown: Juan Gil

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Looking for a delicious but affordable Spanish wine? Try Juan Gil…it's a perfect blend of spices and ripe fruits with a flavour so unique that most first time drinkers get stumped.
Looks: Juan Gil Wine is purple with a ruby/brownish rim and it's kind of thick and cloudy. When poured, it stained the glass much like it's doppelganger with legs so thick that it clearly indicates high alcohol content (15% instead of usual 12-14%).

Aroma: The smell of the dark raspberries, nutmeg and fig waft from the glass of this bold wine as soon as you pour it yet it does not overwhelm you. Lots of barrel aging becomes apparent from wood-induced smells of coffee, leather, chocolate, and mocha. The overall aroma reminds you of a dark chocolate/raspberry cake -- with alcohol which leaves your mouth watering and your heart desiring for more.

Taste: If you are used to lighter wines, Juan Gil Wine may leave your throat scorching at the first sip. With 15% alcohol content it is quite understandable. However, if alcohol does not bother you, and you can keep patience the outcome is a flavor that’s simply scrumptious!
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... we were not exaggerating when we described its aroma for it does taste like a rich chocolate dessert with black raspberry, chocolate, and mocha flavors. What set this wine apart from other Spanish red wines are leathery notes and a flavor of sweet chewing tobacco in the mouth. Full in mouth, the wine sticks around for a long time.
Juan Gil Wine is soft, full and creamy on the palate with a mouthful of blackberries, vanilla, spice and wild herbs which lend vitality and freshness to the wine. Soft, ripe but slightly gravelly tannins add a bit of chalky dryness to the finish by striking the delicate balance between the ripe flavours.

Food: It goes well with rich foods of all sorts such as stews, mushrooms, game, smoked fish, blue cheese or as per the recommendations of the winery, OX.
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