Gil Family Estates El Nido Clio 2022 (Spain)

Description

Oak, Smoke, Spice

"The 2022 Clio was produced with 70% Monastrell and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon that fermented in stainless steel with neutral yeasts and matured in new French and American oak barrels for 23 months. Despite the oak used, the wine is not that oaky; it’s spicy and smoky with notes of ripe berries and aromatic herbs. It’s full-bodied, with 15% alcohol, a pH of 3.62 and 5.7 grams of acidity, keeping three grams of residual sugar. It’s ripe and lush, with abundant, fine-grained tannins" Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

70% Monastrell, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 24 months in French and American oak. This wine exhibits a glass-coating opaque purple color. It has an expressive nose of pain grille, briar, minerality and blueberry and blackberry overtones. This plush, opulent wine has great density, savory flavors and a very lengthy finish that gets better with age. The vineyards of Bodegas El Nido include 12Ha (29.7 acres) of Cabernet Sauvignon and 32Ha (79 acres) of very old Monastrell, with a very low yield. The grapes are harvested in small baskets to prevent bruising, and only the best bunches are selected.