BODEGAS EL NIDO CLIO JUMILLA SPAIN 2022

94 points Joaquín Hidalgo (Vinous): “The 2021 Clio is a blend of 70% Monastrell and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from the 1936-planted Zingla Vineyard in Jumilla. Aged for 23 months in French and American oak, this garnet-hued wine offers complex aromas of herbs and plums, complemented notes of mint, balsamic and ash. Concentrated and rich on the palate, it flows with a silky texture, culminating in a velvety finish. This is a ripe, sun-kissed red with a precisely executed barrel-aging regimen. Drink: 2024-2036. (Sep 2024)”

93 points Luis Gutiérrez (Wine Advocate): “The 2021 Clio is ripe and heady with 16% alcohol and generous oak. It’s faithful to the house style, but like many other wines from the 2021 vintage from the Gil family, this also came through as fresher and more balanced than the 2020 counterpart. It has a full-bodied palate with abundant but finer tannins. 50,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2023. Drink: 2025-2032. (1/18/24)”

93 points Ines Salpico (Decanter): “A very elegant blend of Monastrell hailing from old, ungrated vines and Cabernet Sauvignon, with both varieties adding depth and complementary nuance. Outstanding quality to the tannins, velvety and persistent. Spiced plum, Earl Grey, bergamot, plum, ripe strawberries ingle on the palate, with great vibrancy. Really deep and concentrated. Alcohol is superbly — and dangerously — well integrated. Drinking Window: 2024-2035. (6/25/24)”

92 points & ‘#56 Top 100 Wines of 2024’ Wine Spectator: “This muscular red finds fine balance and poise, integrating firm, sculpted tannins and bright orange peel acidity. Offers rich and expressive flavors of boysenberry and blackberry coulis, licorice, singed apple wood and ground coffee. Hints of toast, tar and dried mint and thyme linger on the fine-grained finish. Monastrell and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2031