Bodegas Enrique Mendoza "La Tremenda" Alicante Monastrell 2021

Vin Chicago: 86 Points

(3/2025) From a sand and limestone soiled vineyard planted in 1985 at 2000 foot elevation in southeastern Spain's Alicante subregion, comes this pure Mourvèdre. Shockingly low-density plantings provide very low yields for this price range, delivering notes of kirsch, cherry cola, peppered jerkey, dried oregano, craisins and dried wildflowers glide against the grain of prickly light tannins on the close.