Castillo del Baron Yecla Monastrell 2003

esbrown reviewed Castillo del Baron Yecla Monastrell 2003
A warm and juicy red. Black and blue fruit aromas mix with medicinal, green herb and chocolate notes, along with a slightly earthy tone. There is a little heat from high alcohol on the nose as well, which can also be found on the palate. Ripe and round in the mouth, with juicy black fruits, toasty oak and more of the herbal and slightly medicinal notes, but not in an entirely bad way. Soft and chewy, but with a hard vein of acidity, which turns slightly volatile, but not enough at this point to be too troublesome. May 10, 2006