“Licorice aromas are matched by herbal, horsey notes on this earthy, muscular Monastrell. A bold, high-volume palate is home to plum, currant and blackened flavors, while an integrated, lightly herbal finish is fresh and powerful, with a firm structure that will ensure at least several additional years of life.”
— Wine Enthusiast, Dec 2015

“BODEGAS ENRIQUE MENDOZA Las Quebradas Monastrell 2010 comes from the Alicante region of Spain. With umami, smoke, dark stone fruits, warm winter spices, and vanilla, it’s a velvety, conversation-friendly red wine that gets along with anything from stir-fried vegetables to whatever’s on the grill. Natural farming is the rule here, as is the use of indigenous yeasts. Insecticides, herbicides like Roundup, and fertilizers are avoided; biodynamic methods keep the land and the vines at their best. ‘Monastrell, to me, is black raspberries,’ says Adam Seger, an advanced sommelier in Chicago. ‘Those organic Monastrells are just stunning.’
— Rodale’s Organic Life, Mar 2016