Five Miles 2018
DO Yecla, Atlan & Artisan, 750 ml
| Grape variety: | Monastrell, Garnacha Tintorera |
| Producer: | Atlan & Artisan |
| Origin: | Spain / Murcia / Yecla |
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Description
Lovers of lush, heavy wines just adore the Five Miles. This wine is an inspiration with a bouquet of plum compote, dates and juniper, perfectly complemented by fine aromas of roses and mint as well as a spicy note of cloves, cinnamon, liquorice and black chocolate. On the palate it is juicy, with a very good structure, seductive fruit extract and still young but velvety tannins. A wine that leaves no one cold. Please decant before enjoying.
Attributes
| Origin: | Spain / Murcia / Yecla |
| Grape variety: | Monastrell, Garnacha Tintorera |
| Ripening potential: | 2 to 10 years after harvest |
| Drinking temperature: | 16 to 18 °C |
| Food Pairing: | Latin American dishes, Roast veal with morel sauce, Beef Stroganoff, Wild specialities, Hot vegetable curries |
| Vinification: | fermentation in steel tank, biological acid degradation in barrel, fermentation at low temperatures |
| Harvest: | hand-picking, in small boxes |
| Maturation: | in large wooden barrel/foudre, in used barriques |
| Bottling: | no filtration, by hand |
| Maturation duration: | 27 months |
| Volume: | 15.5 % |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
Murcia
Murcia: Home to the Monastrell variety
The city of Murcia is scarcely known outside of Spain; however, with nearly 500,000 inhabitants, it is the powerful center of a rural region. Fruit, vegetable and wine cultivation are still important economic factors here. In the three wine-growing areas located in the autonomous region of Murcia – Bullas, Jumilla and Yecla – the Monastrell variety demonstrates that it can produce wines of varying character.
Spain
Spain – Variety and perfection
“Somewhere in la Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember...,” begins Don Quixote's odyssey.
The most famous part is definitely when Don Quixote thinks windmills are his enemy and wants to fight them – until they nearly kill him. It’s possible there was a bit too much of the La Mancha wine at play. Spanish vines fight for their survival in rugged landscapes, battling fierce drought and rough soils. But they fight well.
