Spain - Alicante

Question 1

Deep ruby

Floral (lavender, violet), black fruits, peppery)

Answer 1

Other info

60% Monastrell (60yo bush vines, 600m ASL) and 40% Monstrell (lower altitude, clay site)

12 months in oak - 30% NFO, 70% 2nd - 4th use

Producer:

Small producer in Alicante (40 - 50km from the Med)

Artisan techniques and cutting edge technology married.

Sein: 3 generations of Elisein (Eliseo)

The label celebrates the tiles of a winery built in the 18th Century and acquired in 2018 by the family

Question 2

deep amber

pronounced intensity

citrus (orange & mandarin peel); floral (acacia & jasmine); stone fruits (apricot, quince); herbal (dill), honey, sandalwood, frankincense, orange marmalade, deep mineral dimension of wet rocks.

Dry, brancingly high acid, medium (+) tannins, medium alcohol, medium (-) body, pronounced aromas mirroring the nose, long finish, lingering finish with notes of freshly chopped walnuts.

Answer 2

Bodega Vinessens

3rd generation of vine-growers, situated in Villena, Alicante.

Organic and biodynamically farmed.

Vegan.

Minimal intervention

100% Muscat of Alexandria, 5 months on the skins in clay jars.