Casa Castillo Pie Franco 75cl | 96 RP 2016

100% Monastrell.

Casa Castillo Pie Franco is een topwijn uit Jumilla

Casa Castillo Pie Franco heeft 18 maanden rijping gehad op Frans eiken. 
Casa Castillo Pie Franco is een karaktervolle 100% Monastrell wijn. Rijp fruit, een vleugje kruiden, "roasted tones", erts, sublieme tannines en een prachtige afdronk.
Uitstekende combinatie met rundvlees, lam, stoofschotels, wild, ossehaas, geroosterd/gegrild vlees, jamon en harde kazen. 
Op dronk, maar kan zich tenminste tot 2035 nog verder ontwikkelen.
De optimale drinktemperatuur voor Casa Castillo Pie Franco is 16°C. 

The Wine Advocate:about 2017

"I often think that the Pie Franco from Casa Castillo cannot improve much more, but the 2017 Pie Franco has done it again, taking this pure Monastrell from ungrafted old vines to a new level, reflecting the sun and limestone of the estate, combining power and elegance. I found all of the 2017s deliciously perfumed and floral, and this is no exception. It’s a wine with lots of inner power, gobsmacking balance and probably the highest aging potential of all the wines they produce. It has a refined, silky and chalky texture, great purity and supple flavors. It’s superbly balanced and harmonious, not reflecting any heat but truly Mediterranean at heart. Vintages like that don’t have to be roasted, unless you have a year like 2003 when the temperature didn’t go down at night, because in the rest of the years, temperatures drop at night. It was bottled in early March 2019 after 16 months in 500-liter oak barrels. 8,200 bottles produced."