Comments on: Olivares Altos de la Hoya Monastrell Jumilla - 2005 http://gabesview.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/olivares-altos-de-la-hoya-monastrell-jumilla-2005/ Wine: Reviews, Thoughts & Culture Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:15:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Gabe http://gabesview.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/olivares-altos-de-la-hoya-monastrell-jumilla-2005/#comment-318 Gabe Wed, 07 May 2008 02:17:42 +0000 http://gabesview.wordpress.com/?p=112#comment-318 I don't recall for certain, where I found that out. May have been Oz Clarke's Encycolpedia of Grapes but i'm not 100% sure. I don’t recall for certain, where I found that out. May have been Oz Clarke’s Encycolpedia of Grapes but i’m not 100% sure.

]]> By: Jesse Porter http://gabesview.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/olivares-altos-de-la-hoya-monastrell-jumilla-2005/#comment-317 Jesse Porter Wed, 07 May 2008 02:02:07 +0000 http://gabesview.wordpress.com/?p=112#comment-317 Just picked up a bottle of the '06, and looking forward to giving it a try. Tanzer's IWC gave it a 91, apparently. Here's a question: in the past people thought that Monastrell was simply the Spanish word for the grape that the French call Mourvedre. However, as you may know, the Wikipedia entry for “Monastrell" claims that recent DNA testing has shown that Monastrell is actually the Spanish blending grape Graciano — but it doesn’t cite any sources. A search for “monastrell graciano” on Google turns up a few blogs (which also don't cite their sources) and the Wikipedia article. Where did you learn that Monastrell and Graciano are the same thing? I'm just trying to find some kind of academic source or something. Any help? Just picked up a bottle of the ‘06, and looking forward to giving it a try. Tanzer’s IWC gave it a 91, apparently.

Here’s a question: in the past people thought that Monastrell was simply the Spanish word for the grape that the French call Mourvedre. However, as you may know, the Wikipedia entry for “Monastrell” claims that recent DNA testing has shown that Monastrell is actually the Spanish blending grape Graciano — but it doesn’t cite any sources. A search for “monastrell graciano” on Google turns up a few blogs (which also don’t cite their sources) and the Wikipedia article.

Where did you learn that Monastrell and Graciano are the same thing? I’m just trying to find some kind of academic source or something. Any help?

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