Enrique Mendoza Las Quebradas

Las QuebradasLas Quebradas

Wine Description

When the ground was "broken" (or "quebrada" in Spanish) at the Las Quebradas vineyard, this 100% Monastrell was born. Fermented in open-top wooden tanks and aged in 500 L Allier oak barrels for 18 months followed by two years of refinement in the bottle.

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Acclaim
“Limpid ruby. Intense, mineral-accented red and blue fruit, violet and baking spice scents, along with hints of black tea and vanilla. Juicy and penetrating on the palate, offering concentrated raspberry, boysenberry, cherry cola and spicecake flavors that show fine clarity and spicy back-end lift. A suave floral nuance emerges with aeration and carries through the impressively long, gently tannic finish, which leaves candied blue fruit and floral notes behind.”
— Vinous, Mar 2021
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Las Quebradas
Vineyard size
24 acres
Soil composition
Stony
Elevation:
1,968 feet
Vines/acre:
2,750
Yield/acre:
440 tons
Exposure:
Northern / Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1940
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
2010
Bottles produced of this wine:
3,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
15
Varietal composition:
100% Monastrell
Fermentation container:
Open Barrels
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
7 days
Fermentation temperature:
82 °F
Maceration technique:
Manual battonage
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
500 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
15 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
2 years
Total SO2
75
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.53
Acidity:
5.37 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
33 g/L
Total SO2
75
Residual sugar:
0.74 g/L