Enrique Mendoza - Las Quebradas Monastrell 2018 (750ml) Calatyud

Enrique Mendoza - Las Quebradas Monastrell 2018 (750ml) CalatyudThe 2018 Las Quebradas is pure Monastrell from a dry farmed and head pruned vineyard with very poor soils covered in limestone boulders (caliche). It fermented with indigenous yeasts in square oak vats with manual punch downs of the cap. It matured in Allier barrels for 16 months. It feels very young and still marked by the levage. The palate is terribly stony and mineral with a chalky texture, serious and powerful with terrific balance. In general,

Juicy cherry notes grace the palate and combine seamlessly with anise and hibiscus

the basic wine from Sandro Fay

this is a ripe wine

The grapes come from old vines aged between 25 and 40 years

intense but balanced

rosemary and crème brûlée aromas

as well as poultry and even lamb

Thankfully

from 45 000 to 90 000 bottles per year

wild fruits and satiny tannins

mint and tobacco lend notable aromatic intensity

From these mountain vineyards