Juan Gil Albacea 2008

• Rich, lush, multi-layered coffee and chocolate dusted berry flavours sound like a nice cocktail to you? For us this old-vine classic tasted like an established icon wine. But it's from new kids on the block who just happen to have drop-dead brilliant vines at their disposal.
• These 50 year old bush vines, don't push out many grapes but those that they do are super-rich and packed with flavour.
• Discover the power of old vines and new technology. And what a result.

We Say...

You can always tell when a region is really promising by how much the land costs. Jumilla, in eastern Spain, has enjoyed rocketing prices recently. This is because it's now common knowledge that the region can produce stonking great wines. This is a sensational example.

Customer Comments [ Rate this wine ]

Montserrat

Very nice wine. Definetely full bodied, with great taste, and perfect for an evening meal. Will buy it again.

A

Very full-bodied, smooth

DONALD

A rounded, full bodied wine with subtle flavours and a good finish. Very enjoyable, highly recommended

Richard

Almost made 5 stars. A very nice balanced wine. Good structure, warm vanilla nose. Big cherry fruit flavour with a spicy note. Long warm finish with a hint of a leathery taste

Jo

took a previous reviewers advice of decanting for an hour and its a very nice drinkable red, i am finding myself comparing to other wines Ive had from virgin, which may not be a fair system but hey its mine! which is why its a 3, if there was a 3.5 that's the one i would want to award, we have left half a bottle for tomorrow, so if it breaths well for a longer period the score may well go up!

FRANCES

Really lovely soft red

GREGOR

Enjoyed this one.

Lee Jay

didnt really like this one. strange aftertaste

Rory

Super wine

Mark

This was the last one of a mixed case I took in April, opened after the New Year, it was well worth lying down for a few months. Full bodied, lots of flavours.

The Wine Maker Says...

Name: Miguel Gil Country: Spain

At Juan Gil we have tried to forge an image of quality, efficiency and reliability which we try to maintain and improve as much as possible. Both these values and our respect for tradition are essentials which are not going to be disregarded under any circumstances.