Enrique Mendoza Las Quebradas

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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
“The 2014 Las Quebradas is pure Monastrell is named after the vineyard it comes from—a chalk-rich, stony vineyard with very poor soils, located at 500 meters altitude and planted with 1,500 vines per hectare, all dry-farmed and head-pruned. It matured in French oak barrels for 15 months. It has the calcaire character, very much about the soil. 2014 is a ripe year, but they work in the vineyard to be able to harvest the grapes earlier, and the wine has beautiful balance. It has already developed some aromas, and even if it’s still young and should develop further in bottle, it is already very pleasant and shows complexity.”
— Wine Advocate, Dec 2017
“Redolent of blackberry fruit and a little prune, the wine indicates great power on the nose, but in the mouth it becomes delicate, smooth, with a subtle slow finish. Amazing Monastrell. I preferred the 2011, even rounder, with a delicious finish.”
— Decanter, Apr 2020
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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
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Analytical Data
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