Bodegas la Purísima Monastrell 2023

The grapes come from D.O. Yecla in eastern Spain on the Murcia Plateau, where the vines are planted at an altitude of 700 metres and benefit from excellent diurnal temperature differences. The hot summer days are tempered by cool nights, which produces balanced wines. The Gobelet bush vines are over 25 years old and yield concentrated juice. The soils originate mainly from sediments of the Pliocene period, which are poor in organic matter and generally have a low total nitrogen content, which limits the vigour of the vine producing concentrated wines. The dominant texture is sandy silty, with loam. The Yecla climate is continental and dry, with very hot summers, which can reach up to 39°C, and cold winters, when temperatures can drop to -10ºC on the coldest days. Rainfall is scarce, falling mainly in spring and autumn, but storms with torrential downpours are common in summer, often accompanied by hailstones. The grapes are manually harvested during the cool of the night to preserve the freshness.

The grapes were sorted to ensure only the highest quality, healthy fruit was vinified. Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks with wild yeasts at controlled temperatures of 23°C to retain the purity of fruit and varietal characteristics. Daily bâtonnage increased texture and complexity in the wine, which was aged in stainless steel tanks to maintain the freshness and without any influence of oak to allow the Monastrell varietal characteristics to shine through.