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
“I tasted two vintages, 2016 and 2017, two very different years, of their top single-vineyard Monastrell bottlings, including the 2017 Las Quebradas from a vineyard covered in limestone boulders (caliche). This is a pure Monastrell from very poor soils, and it fermented with indigenous yeasts in square oak vats with manual punch-down of the cap. This showcases the power of the elegance, austerity and dry texture of the rocky limestone soils, the warmth of the Mediterranean and an elegant rusticity that makes it very attractive. The decision between this and the Estrecho is more a matter of taste, but the quality level is pretty similar, and very high! I'll give this the edge in 2017.”
— Wine Advocate, Apr 2019
“It is a style with a marked wood aroma and some evolution. Huge. Stuffed with sweet spices. There is definitely extraction and wood. Such a big wine! Sweetness paired with sweet tannins and sweetness paired with maturity. Voluminous with the impression of toast, oak, dark fruit and small wild berries. Plenty of concentration and well made. Potential ageing guaranteed.”  (17 points)
— Andreas Kubach, Feb 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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