Everyday dinner wine for red-meat-heavy meals

though dedicated sipping-gin enthusiasts may look further upmarket

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the Godiva bottling remains a category reference point

Bodegas Castano Solanera dark-rum Everyday dinner wine for red-meat-heavyBodegas Castao Solanera is a Monastrell dominant red blend from Yecla, Spain, bottled at 14. 5% ABV in a standard 750ml format. Scoring 92 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and 93 points from Falstaff, this wine consistently punches well above its weight class, drawing fruit from head pruned, dry farmed vines planted on limestone soils at roughly 900 meters elevation. Quick Facts: ABV: 14. 5% Origin: Yecla, Murcia, Spain Aged 10 Months in Oak