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Parcelas Ecológico Monastrell, Yecla 2020
Ecológico means organic, which is how this parcel of Spanish monastrell (aka mourvèdre) is managed. From southern Spain this is a bold, robust red with peppery and black-fruit flavour.
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Code: SP18321
Wine characteristics
- Red Wine
- Full-bodied
- Mourvedre
- Now to 2024
- 14% Alcohol
- oak used but not v. noticeable
- Cork, natural
Bodegas Castaño
Bodegas Castaño has been the one producer to change the face of Yecla, a tiny DO which has historically been synonymous with very old-fashioned, ‘overcooked’ red wines that have never made popular exports. It has been run by the Castaño family for three generations, and is currently headed by the dynamic and charismatic Daniel Castaño. It was his father, the brilliant Ramón Castaño, who really brought the bodega the reputation it deserves, and who was the first to export their wines internationally back in the 1990s.
It is this bodega that creates Castillo del Barón, an unpretentious range of wines that expresses what modern production techniques can do to showcase this region’s brilliant local grape varieties, in particular monastrell and macabeo.
They own over 500ha of vineyards, but also buy in some grapes from trusted Yecla growers. To maintain their rigorous quality controls, the Castaño viticulturist is actively involved in managing the growing of not only the property’s own grapes, but also those they source externally. They grow several varieties, among them garnacha, tempranillo, merlot, syrah, chardonnay, and macabeo; however, it is monastrell that reigns here, making up 70% of their vineyard area.
The reason for this is simple: monastrell (known in France as mourvèdre) is perfectly suited to Yecla’s hot Mediterranean climate and frequently arid weather conditions. It also grows best at between 600-900m altitude, and Yecla is blessed with being positioned on a high ...