June Spanish Arrivals

An exciting shipment of Spanish wines arrives at MILLESIME in early
june.

BODEGAS BLEDA
2005 CASTILLO DE JUMILLA MONASTRELL ROSADO - Bandol this! Superb and complex rose for a joke of a price.
2004 CASTILLO DE JUMILLA MONASTRELL This is the best entry level mourvedre wine that I have ever seen. The proof that southern Spain is best suited to this 'difficult' varietal.
2003 DIVUS MONASTRELL - The high end wine from Bleda is I think the finest expression of the mourvedre for the price. I have never had a Bandol that I liked better than this wine.


CAVAS HILL - These cavas can easily stand against many available Champagnes at a fraction of the price. They are toasty, doughy, very rich, and bone-dry!

RESERVA ORO BRUT ROSADO - Selected by the Guia Penin, this is one superb sparkling rosado - 60% grenache 40% mourvedre.
2003 RESERVA ARTESANIA BRUT NATURE - The vintage version offers up even more 'Bolly' style dough with an incredible creamy texture.


NINO JESUS - A US exclusive for Millésime with a real cult following. NJ has some of the oldest grenache vines in Spain, with great natural balance and power! I got in on the ground floor with their second vintage (2001), and those of you who have tasted any of the 2003s know that they were stellar. This time around, we have:

2004 ESTECILLO BLANCO - 100% macabeo. I ordered the 2005, but they shipped 2004 by 'mistake'. I said 'guys, you're going to have to slash the price' - they did and you win. Rich, oily and nutty wine is way more complex than its price.
2004 ESTECILLO ROSADO - 100% garnacha, rich Tavel-weight rose. Same scenario as above on the vintage.
2004 ESTECILLO TINTO JOVEN - A blend of 85% Garnacha and 15% Tempranillo. It has major extraction and depth, with stunning length of finish. There are a number of good wines now available from Calatayud (many more than last year when I started with Niño Jesús), but I don't think any of them are up to the level of this Estecillo, which is powerful like the 2003, but much more elegant.
2003 ESTECILLO "LEGADO" VINAS VIEJAS - Pure old-vine grenache from high-altitude vineyards, the finest block of vines in all of Calatayud create this utterly breathtaking wine. Those of you know and love the 2001 will be blown away by the 2003. The last of several shipments of this truly memorable wine.