2019 Bodegas Lavia Valles del Aceniche Monastrell, Bullas, Spain
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100% Monastrell
Located in the foothills of Murcia in the arid southeast of Spain, Bodegas Lavia’s Monastrell vineyards are 100+ years old and have great potential in a future of climate change in Spain. These vigorous old vines are located strategically in two separate valleys, with two very different microclimates, at an altitude of 800m asl.
Winemaker Laura Ramos makes the best use of the highly concentrated Monastrell fruit to craft organic, elegant wines. Two of the wines are delineated by the specific valley in which they are grown (Aceniche and Venta del Pino), while the third, entry level wine is a blend of fruit from both valleys. Harvest, fermentation, and aging of grapes from each plot is completed separately.
Fermented with 20% whole grapes and 80% destemmed grapes in stainless steel tanks with its indigenous yeast. Then racked into 500-liter used barrels of the different wines from the separately selected plots, where it undergoes malolactic fermentation. The wine is aged in used 500-liter French oak barrels for 16 months.
Cherry red color. Complex on the nose with floral notes. black cherry and plum with a hint of lavender. Complex, elegant, fresh, and persistent on the palate.