Vina Elena Jumilla Monastrell Finca CQ 2023 October2023Reductions and a wine with genuine

and a wine with genuine definition

so the site's elevation and mineral bones do the talking rather than the cellar

a 19th-century field blend lovingly farmed by the Bucklin family in Sonoma Valley

and this vintage blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay captures red-fruit intensity after extended lees aging

The Chardonnay is grown by Napa master Steven Math in the quite cool Linda Vista vineyard

Vina Elena Jumilla Monastrell Finca CQ 2023 October2023Reductions and a wine with genuineVia Elena 'Finca CQ' Monastrell 2023 drops the heavy, jammy stereotype of Jumilla reds for something seriously fresh and highly energetic. Elena Pacheco and Isio Ramos craft this 100% Monastrell from 32 year old organic bush vines perched high up at 2,300 feet elevation on the Casa Quemada single estate, where a northwest facing orientation protects the grapes from over ripening in the hot Mediterranean sun. By blending fruit from a light sandy plot