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Telmo Rodríguez
Almuvedre is 100% Monastrell, ALICANTE—VALENCIA
the local clone of Mourvedre.
Viticulture in these vines is Alicante is one of Spain’s smaller wine regions, often overshadowed by its neighbors, Jumilla and
traditionally unirrigated, and the Yecla. he region has long produced wine, receiving its DO status back in 1957. However, it had a
bush pruned vines are carefully reputation for producing bulk wine, and was known more for its oranges and paella. In the last
looked after by old growers. The
yields are often less than 10 few decades, it has undergone a metamorphosis and is now producing premium wines, especially
hectoliters per hectare, making elegant reds from Monastrell, or in Telmo’s style—’Muvedre”
the Monastrell concentrated and
complex.

Telmo Rodríguez vintuswines.com
(also see Rueda, Toro, and Rioja)
Telmo Rodriguez Alicante Al Muvedre 2016 $155.90
Carchelo
Bodegas Carchelo was founded
in the early 1980s in one of the
earliest efforts to bring Jumilla JUMILLA
into the age of modern wine. In
addition to the indigenous In 1970, only the bulk-wine trade had heard of Jumilla. Things are changing fast, most notably
Monastrell (Mourvèdre) variety, because due to its sandy soils and hot climate, Jumilla has never suffered from Phylloxera. Re-
Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon planting new clones of Monastrell (Mourvedre) on the old rootstocks has led to wonderfully rich
and Syrah are grown to enhance and ripe wines, making Jumilla a strong force in Spanish winemaking. Monastrell accounts for
structure. Achieving a fresh and 85% of the region’s grapes.
balanced style, by the early 1990s
Carchelo's rich young red had put
Jumilla on the road to
international respectability. Bodegas Carchelo
classicalwines.com
Carchelo Monastrell Jumilla 2017 $155.90

Olivares Olivares rarewineco.com
Olivares’ estate vineyard, Finca Olivares Rosado Jumilla 2019
Hoya de Santa Ana, is located in $105.90
Jumilla’s northwestern quadrant,
whose unique characteristics Olivares Monastrell Jumilla Altos de la Hoya 2019 $155.90
distinguish it from the rest of the
appellation. It lies at over 800 Olivares Monastrell Dolce Jumilla 2016 (500ml) $299.90 92VN, 93WA
meters elevation, where nights
cool down quickly, resulting in
wines with astounding freshness
and equilibrium. More
importantly, Paco’s 65 hectare PAGO CALZADILLA
here boasts incredibly sandy soil
and ungrafted vines, of which this Vino de Pago is the highest category that exists within Spanish wine law and is a single estate
may be the world’s largest producing wines of specificity from a single site. Pago Calzadilla is located just outside Huete, a
individual holding. village in the Cuenca province of Castilla-La Mancha. The vineyard sits at an altitude between
900 and 1,000 meters, which is an influencing and distinguishing factor in Pago Calzadilla's
wines. Its location in the valley floor means it is prone to frequent mists and strong winds, which
are welcome phenomena as damaging frosts would otherwise be an issue. The family-owned-and-
operated estate draws its name from the Antigua Calzada Romana (Ancient Roman Way) upon
Pago Calzadilla which it lies; calzadilla means 'little road'.
Beginning in 1980 by the Uribes-
Madero family, Pago Calzadilla
is a small bodega located near
Cuenca, south-east of
Madrid. They produce Uribes Madero Family table31imports.com
traditionally aged wines of high Pago Calzadilla Garnacha Blanca Matelo 2018 $119.90
distinction from 49 acres of
organic vineyards.. Calzadilla is
a Pago, and the only bodega in Pago Calzadilla Red Blend Opta 2014 (6pk) $119.90 90WA
the DO Pago Calzadilla. (60% Tempranillo, 20% Syrah, 20% Garnacha)
Pago Calzadilla Red Blend Classic 2014 (6pk) $143.90 90WA
(60% Tempranillo, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon + Syrah and Garnacha)
Pago Calzadilla Syrah 2012 Allegro (6pk) $167.90
Pago Calzadilla Tempranillo Gran Calzadilla 2009 $335.90

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