Wine journey · Spain
Jumilla
Limestone, Monastrell, eight stops.
Guided route
Jumilla Intense
On a dry plateau, Monastrell fends off forty-degree heat and frost alike. Its ungrafted vines survived phylloxera for almost eighty years — until it finally arrived in 1989.
1Region & HistoryPhylloxera arrives late
2Grape VarietiesMonastrell & Cencibel
3ClimateContinental despite proximity to the sea
4SoilsLimestone, Sand, Tosca
5GlasswareTannin meets alcohol
6ProductionYield over quantity
7TastingOn a Monastrell
8Wine & FoodGazpacho and cheese0 of 8
