Juan Gil "Silver Label" earns 93 Points from Wine Advocate and it's still just $12.99!
Packed with jammy and peppery red fruits, the 2021 Juan Gil "Silver Label" has just arrived at Vin Chicago. Drinking like a baby Châteauneuf and earning a massive 93-Point review from Wine Advocate, it has never been better.
It's no accident this wine is so good. The Juan Gil family harvests the fruit from old, extremely low-yielding limestone soiled parcels of bush vine Monastrell. How low yielding? Well, they get just over one ton per acre. Even compared to the famously low-yielding vines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, those are tiny yields, and the resulting fruit is dense with fruit and power.
What is even more of a miracle, however is the price. When we first featured this wine 15 years ago, we sold it to you for $13.79. That was a VERY good price then. A decade and a half later, through the magic of favorable exchange rates and LOTS of hard work by the Juan Gil team, our price is even less!
It is simply fantastic that we're able to bring you a wine this good for only thirteen bucks. Read on for the rest of our notes, and for special blowout pricing on quality Vodka, Gin, Bourbon and Irish Whiskey, then make your way quickly over to the Big Yellow Button to get in on the action!
2021 Bodegas Juan Gil "Silver Label" Monastrell
Jumilla, Spain
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Pouring a deep ruby color with streaks of purple-pink and garnet, this wonderfully versatile favorite has upped its game in the 2021 vintage. The wine leads with ripe red berries similar to a Southern Rhône red. In the mouth, black raspberry jam and blueberry compote flavors lead to notes of coffee, black pepper, vanilla, cinnamon, red earth, and red flowers that linger atop the deliciously balanced structure.
A bit more vibrant and less overtly jammy than previous bottlings, this new 2021 release has earned 93 Points from Wine Advocate, who writes...
“2021 is a cooler and fresher year than 2020, even though both were very good. The 2021 Juan Gil (silver label) feels more harmonious, complex and deep than the 2020, as I noticed in most wines when I tasted both years; it's longer and more elegant, very clean. It has similar parameters but the perception is fresher. It matured in French oak barrels. 312,000 bottles produced. Drink Date: 2023 - 2029.”
- 93 Points, Wine Advocate (1/18/2024)
Wine Advocate quotes $18. It's way more than a square deal at that price, but we bring it to you today for 27% less! Enjoy this any day of the week with practically anything from burgers to tacos to bowls of spicy chili!
Vin Chicago Price: 12.99
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R6 Distillery Corn Vodka
El Segundo, California
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Based in Los Angeles, R6 was founded by distiller Rob Rubens in 2014. Producing high-quality spirits under his own R6 label as well as contract distilling for other brands, Rubens crafts this Corn Vodka starting with their own base spirit, built from blue and yellow corn. Distilled in an impressive German Kothe still, this velvety-smooth and tasty Vodka was distilled a remarkable 20 times! With subtle hints of citrus and spring flowers, it is as clean as a whistle and can be enjoyed in a cocktail or on the rocks.
Our blowout price makes this one a very easy call.
Median Online Retail: $28.50
Vin Chicago Blowout Price: 11.99
Hardshore Distilling Company
"North Oak - Barrel Rested" Gin
Portland, Maine
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Jordan Milne founded Portland, Maine's Hardshore Distilling Company in 2016. Made from wheat grown on their family farm, this gin is infused with a range of botanicals including fresh rosemary, fresh mint, orris root (iris), Italian juniper, and coriander. The gin is then “rested” in new American oak barrels for 3 to 6 months, giving an oaked note on the finish and an attractive golden/amber color. Similar to Old Tom, though less sweet, it’s a great pick for a Martinez or an alternate take on a Martini. At today's price, it’s worth adding a bottle or two of this 46% ABV spirit to your liquor cabinet!
Median Online Retail: $40
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Casey Jones
"Total Eclipse" Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
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Arlon Casey Jones, grandson of legendary Kentucky still maker and moonshiner Casey Jones, crafts small-production whiskey and moonshine at his humble Kentucky distillery. At 100 proof, his “Total Eclipse” Kentucky Straight Bourbon features a mash bill of 75% Yellow Corn, 10% Wheat, 10% Rye and 5% Malted Barley. Raised in new American charred oak for at least two years, it is classic, with a gritty structure and a long, spicy warm finish. Bourbon drinkers will love the flavors of toasty oak, burnt citrus, caramel, honey, and baking spices. Bottled at 50% ABV, this Whiskey will find many friends when featured in a Manhattan, Whiskey Sour, or all by itself with a splash of water!
Median Online Retail: $48
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Two Stacks
"The Blender's Cut" Cask Strength Irish Whiskey
Co. Down, Ireland
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“The Blender’s Cut” is a powerful cask-strength whiskey from Two Stacks, a small distiller founded in 2020 by Shane McCarthy, Liam Brogan, and Donal McLynn in Down County, Northern Ireland. This unique blend of dark grain, light grain, pot still, double malt, and peated malt whiskies, raised in Bourbon Casks, Sherry Butts, and Virgin Oak Casks, was blended to a few casks and bottled at full strength. Checking in at 65%, this seriously delicious pour, filled with flavors of fig, smoke, and wood spice, is best served neat or with a few slivers of ice. Grab a bottle or two to share a wee dram with good friends, or gift a bottle or two to your favorite whiskey lover. At our blowout price, it’s impossible to go wrong.
Median Online Retail: $63
Vin Chicago Blowout Price: 31.99
