TN: 2005 Bodegas El Nido - "Clio" (Spain, Murcia, Jumilla

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

• 2005 Bodegas El Nido Jumilla Clio - Spain, Murcia, Jumilla (7/19/2010)
  – popped and poured –
  – tasted non-blind over 2 Days –
  – according to WA, 70% Mourvedre, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon –

NOSE: raspberry Twizzlers; some alcohol fumes; oak (which has calmed a bit over the past couple years); hint of “new box of Crayolas” scent; not complex

BODY: lots of fine particulate matter suspended in the wine; ruby-purple color of great depth; medium-full to full bodied.

TASTE: coconutty oak bomb!! the smooth tannins are still a bit assertive (maybe needs age?); huge struggle to get past the oak; a touch spicy; non-descript uber-ripe fruits; 15.5% alc. does hit a bit hard; sweet oak; oak on the medium-long to long finish (approx. 50 sec.); finish is of moderate-great intensity. Day 2: taste is now very similar to a slightly aged Aussie Shiraz – still tons of oak, but now some fruits have stepped forward; still hot. One of the oakiest wines I’ve ever tasted.

B: 50, 5, 10, 12, 6 = 83 (83 pts.)

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[Bill_Tex_Landreth]

Ouch.

[Rich_Sutton]

Bravo. I had this on release and thought, “They’ve got a lot of nerve charging that kind of money for this new-world-styled ooze monster with no track record or sense of place.” I would have guessed Oz Shiraz blind. Mind you, I actually like Oz Shiraz, but when someone imposes this style on a different region it just seems a little too formulaic for me.

[C_Bowman]

@Rich Sutton

Bravo. I had this on release and thought, “They’ve got a lot of nerve charging that kind of money for this new-world-styled ooze monster with no track record or sense of place.” I would have guessed Oz Shiraz blind. Mind you, I actually like Oz Shiraz, but when someone imposes this style on a different region it just seems a little too formulaic for me.

It is made by Chris Ringland.

[Nick_Ryan]

Heh. This is what I said about a 2004:

Sunday, February 14, 2010 - A very nice fruit bomb it is, a unique blend of grapes with cherry, graham cracker and honey notes. But it doesn’t have the structure or complexity for a 90+ rating. Predictably, this was a Jay Miller 97. It is right on the edge of being too ripe, a step more and it would have been undrinkable. Reinforces my decision to abandon highly-rated Aussie and Spanish wines. 88 points.

[M_A_T_T_H_A_R_T_L_E_Y]

I like the wines, but I don’t think they are ever going to be better than the day they are released…

[Robert.A.Jr]

Save Clios for dinner parties! Not the wine-geeky-type parties, but the run-of-the-mill dinner parties with friends, colleagues, clients, etc., that like wine but do not study wine. Seems like everytime I pop one of these milkshakes, whether it be Clio or Moncayo, the guests go bonkers. Then it leaves the mature Bordeaux, Joguet Chinon or nice CDP entirely to me . . . .

[James_Sanders]

Have had Clio only once and it was solidly on the undrinkable end of the spectrum. Too much of everything but fruit acid.

[Frank_Murray_III]

4 words: WHERE IS BRIAN LORING?

[C_Bowman]

@Frank Murray III

4 words: WHERE IS BRIAN LORING?

That was my first thought too, along with WHERE’S BERTO ?

[Bill_Tex_Landreth]

@C. Bowman

@Frank Murray III

4 words: WHERE IS BRIAN LORING?

That was my first thought too, along with WHERE’S BERTO ?

WineTalk

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

@Robert Alfert

Save Clios for dinner parties! Not the wine-geeky-type parties, but the run-of-the-mill dinner parties with friends, colleagues, clients, etc., that like wine but do not study wine. Seems like everytime I pop one of these milkshakes, whether it be Clio or Moncayo, the guests go bonkers. Then it leaves the mature Bordeaux, Joguet Chinon or nice CDP entirely to me . . . .

Funny thing … I actually enjoy the Moncayo “Veraton” bottling quite a bit: sure, it is oaky, but not like the Clio! The Veraton has much greater complexity and structure than the Clio, imo.

[M.Kaplan]

Brian,
Have you tasted El Nido El Nido? More of everything. Vile.

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

@M.Kaplan

Brian,
Have you tasted El Nido El Nido? More of everything. Vile.

No, I haven’t … and I suppose I’m glad that’s the case!

[M_A_T_T_H_A_R_T_L_E_Y]

I’m with Robert…pour El nido at a dinner party and watch the response…people will LOVE it…

[Brian_Loring]

@Frank Murray III

4 words: WHERE IS BRIAN LORING?

I agree with Matt, these are wines to be consumed right away. That being said, the 2005 Clio and (especially) the 2005 El Nido seem to be doing very well IMHO. In fact, the 2005 El Nido still remains one of my favortie wines of all time

I know they’re controversial. I know they’re not the subtle, elegant, nuanced wine that most wine geeks swoon over… and spend hours and hours with. But don’t any of you ever like to cut loose once in a while? Just pop open a bottle and drink it because it just tastes great? Something that make you stop and go wow? That’s what these wines are to me. FUN. Kinda like watching a Quentin Tarantino film. Over the top, in your face, silly, and fun

[Faryan_Amir-Ghassemi]

I’ve had a handful of these, and I can see how some enjoy the outlandish approach and craft of these wines. But these wines are the antithesis of what I look forward to in a wine, but that’s what’s great about wine. What drives Brian nuts doesn’t have to be what drives me crazy. So why do people buy on a singular voice’s proclivities?

[M.Kaplan]

@Faryan Amir-Ghassem¡

So why do people buy on a singular voice’s proclivities?

Because Dr. Jay Miller is the most interesting man in the world?

[Frank_Murray_III]

@Brian Loring

@Frank Murray III

4 words: WHERE IS BRIAN LORING?

I agree with Matt, these are wines to be consumed right away. That being said, the 2005 Clio and (especially) the 2005 El Nido seem to be doing very well IMHO. In fact, the 2005 El Nido still remains one of my favortie wines of all time

I know they’re controversial. I know they’re not the subtle, elegant, nuanced wine that most wine geeks swoon over… and spend hours and hours with. But don’t any of you ever like to cut loose once in a while? Just pop open a bottle and drink it because it just tastes great? Something that make you stop and go wow? That’s what these wines are to me. FUN. Kinda like watching a Quentin Tarantino film. Over the top, in your face, silly, and fun

Thank god you made the appearance here. I was beginning to worry.

[R_Nanda]

@Brian Loring

But don’t any of you ever like to cut loose once in a while? Just pop open a bottle and drink it because it just tastes great?

Hell yes!

Thank Bacchus for diversity. There is definitely room in my cellar for delicious and hedonistic wines like Clio.