Mourvedre is a red wine grape variety that produces tannic wines that can be high in alcohol. It is grown in many regions around the world such as the Rhone and Provence regions of France, the Australian regions of New South Wales and South Australia, California, Washington State and parts of Spain.
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2019 Casa Castillo Las Gravas Jumilla
Not surprisingly, Las Gravas comes from a profoundly rocky, single vineyard of the same name. You’d also be hard-pressed to call it soil since before you can get to anything resembling dirt, you have to go through a foot of stones. Here Jose Maria and his father planted Monastrell, and Garnacha, each of which contributes to the final blend of Las Gravas. While the other cuvées from the estate show the unique expression of site and variety, Las Gravas is a broader lesson in terroir and the varieties that thrive here. Las Gravas is harvested by hand and fermented in underground stone tanks with manual pigeage. Once primary fermentation is complete, the wine is aged in 5000L foudres and 500L French oak demi-muids for 16 months. In most vintages, only 20% of the barrels are new.$39.9024 -
2020 Casa Castillo La Tendida Jumilla
With the 2020 vintage, La Tendida replaces Vino de Finca, but it is not just a new label. La Tendida is the parcel name that is the source for both wines, but this cuvée is a selection of younger vine fruit from a particular terruño – a sandy clay-limestone soil covered in a deep layer of gravel. Despite the younger average age of these vines and no change in the winemaking, this is a more elegant, nuanced, and refined rendition of this parcel’s best soils, making the cuvée name, La Tendida, an obvious choice.$21.909
