PARCELA MANDILES
Parcela Mandiles is Estrecho de Marín’s star vineyard par excellence. Located in the south of DOP Jumilla it is comparable to a wise elder who knows how to deal with any situation life throws at it.
When it was planted, 65 years ago, the basels were angled to face northwards so that the roots would always be in the shade of the shoots and leaves in order to survive years of scare rainfall.
The vines sink their roots deep in search of moisture in the fathomless soils and manage to survive hailstorms, plagues and all types of adverse conditions. Mandiles is a wine full of character, yet is delicate, fresh, mineral, and boasts excellent balance in the mouth.
| Parcela Mandiles | Technical notes | |
|---|---|
| CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Bodega | Viña Elena |
| Brand | Bruma del Estrecho de Marín | Parcela Mandiles |
| DOP | Jumilla |
| Type | Oaked |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Variety | 100% Monastrell |
| ABV | 14.5% |
| Production | 1,092 bottles |
| VINEYARD | |
| Name | Parcela Mandiles. Located in the valley: Estrecho de Marín, southern sub-zone of the D.O.P. Jumilla. |
| Description | Ungrafted, goblet-trained bush vines, planted with roots facing north so that the roots are always shaded by the leaves. Spur-pruned. Dry-farmed. Low density. |
| Altitude | 359 m.a.s.l. |
| Age | Planted in 1952. |
| Soil | Different soil textures: sandy-loam and very stony soils, with one area more ferric claylimestone, though limestone predominates. |
| Climate | Mediterranean |
| Annual rainfall | 179 mm in 2024 |
| PRODUCTION | |
| Harvest | Manual harvest in 10–12 kg cases on September 17, 2024. |
| Winemaking | Destemmed grapes with uncrushed berries placed in a 2,000-liter always-full tank. Fermentation lasted 10 days. Indigenous yeasts were used. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation in 500-liter barrels. Aged for 11 months in two 500-liter French oak barrels from 2021 (50%) and 2024 (50%). |
| Bottling | October 2025 |
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