Bodegas El Nido "Clio" Jumilla Red Blend 2022

Vin Chicago: 92+ Points

(12/2024) Popping this opaque purple/black colored wine unleashes a torrent of pure pleasure! Lurking beneath the lushness of this skillfully-crafted blend of old-vine, high-elevation Monastrell and Cabernet Sauvignon is a structure that sets it apart from the crowd, giving legitimacy that many boisterous big reds don’t possess. Aged 24 months in a combination of French and American oak, it boasts powerful flavors of black and blue fruits along with notes of plum, dark-chocolate covered raisin, coffee, red maple syrup, liquid smoke, Asian five spice, vanilla bean, and white pepper. Hold back a few bottles to drink three to five years down the road, you'll be blown away how beautifully this develops.