Bodegas Olivares 2023 'Altos De La Hoya' Old Vine Monastrell, Jumilla DO

Item Number: 22250

UPC: 8-437001433322

Country: Spain
Region: Murcia
Sub Region: Jumilla
Appellation/AVA: Jumilla DO
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2023
Grape(s): 90% Monastrell / 10% Garnacha
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.5
Residual Sugar(g/L): 2 g/L
Total Acidity: 5.40 g/L
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Sandy

Terroir Notes: Bodegas Olivares is located in the northern part of Jumilla, which offers superior growing conditions. The vineyards are at high elevations of over 2,600 feet where nights cool down quickly resulting in wines with astounding freshness and equilibrium. The sandy soil has allowed for a high percentage of vines to be own-rooted (ungrafted). This particular wine comes from an 11-hectare vineyard, which includes vines planted between 1872 and present day. No artificial fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides are employed, and all the Monastrell vines are traditional, labor-intensive, bush vines. Grapes are harvested by hand. No irrigation is employed.

Winemaking Notes: Macerations can last over 30 days. Aging occurs in a combination of used French barrique and large conical oak tanks of 6,000-10,000 liters. A few barrels are new, but most are second and third passage barrels from elite Burgundy producers.