Winery: Bodegas Olivares
Region: DO Jumilla
Vintage: 2020
Bottle: 75cl.
Grape Varieties: 100% Monastrell very old ungrafted vines.
Type: Red Wine Oak Aged
Alcohol Content: 15% vol.
Serving Temperature: 16º - 18º
Olivares Umbría de la Hoya is a single varietal Monastrell made from a selection of Monastrell grapes from the estate's oldest, unirrigated vines. A vineyard located in the site of "Hoya de Santa Ana" in the municipality of Tobarra, at an altitude of over 800 meters above sea level, the highest point in the DO. Surrounded by Mediterranean forest and with poor, sandy-loam soil, the Monastrell grape finds here the perfect place for its development.
Production:
Harvested by hand. Vinified with indigenous yeasts, cold maceration for more than 48 hours, and fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aged for 12 months in 500-litre French oak barrels, followed by a minimum of one year in bottle.
Tasting Notes:
Monastrell at its best, with great concentration, persistence, and balance. Full-bodied, rich style, with lots of black fruit, plummy fruit flavours, blackberry, liquorice, and spice rounded by ripe tannins. Juicy acidity and a long, spicy, warm finish.
BODEGAS OLIVARES
The Olivares family still runs the family winery founded in 1930 by Pascual Olivares. The founder of the winery believed in the special qualities of the Monastrell variety to adapt to poor soils to produce wines that reflect the essence of the terroir where he was born and raised.
It began with small-scale production, which the succeeding generations have continued to produce, expanding the family business by increasing sales both nationally and internationally.
The 275-hectare estate is comprised of a singular soil type, situated at an altitude of over 800 meters, the highest point in the DO. The estate benefits from a climate with abrupt seasonal changes, where unique ungrafted vines grow in a resistant and enduring vineyard located in the municipality of Tobarra, "Haya de Santa Ana".
