As a point of interest, the grapes used to make the wine from Paraje Las Chozas grow on 35 to 50 year-old ungrafted vines, yet it is the most modern-style wine in the Bruma del Estrecho de Marín wine range.
The vineyards are planted in the north of DO Jumilla, in an area called Tobarra. The fresh soils with wide-ranging temperatures give rise to well-structured wines with smooth tannins.
The peculiarity of the soils in these vineyards is that there are areas that are very rocky, chalky and strewn with stones, while other areas boast are sandier, which affords the wine fresh, elegance nuances.
Paraje Las Chozas | Technical notes | |
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CHARACTERISTICS | |
Bodega | Viña Elena |
Brand | Bruma del Estrecho de Marín | Paraje Las Chozas, viñas viejas |
DOP | Jumilla |
Type | Oaked-red wine |
Vintage | 2018 |
Variety | 100% Monastrell |
ABV | 13% |
Production | 12,602 bottles |
VINEYARD | |
Name | The name of the valley is "Las Chozas". Located near the town of Tobarra, northern part of DOP Jumilla |
Description | Ungrafted, goblet-trained bush vines planted in dry, non-irrigated soils. Spur-pruned |
Altitude | 650 metres above sea-level |
Age | From 35 to 50 years-old |
Soil | Combination of fresh chalky soils strewn with stones and other sandier areas |
Climate | Mediterranean climate with a continental character and wide-ranging temperatures |
Annual rainfall | 261 L/m2 in 2018 |
PRODUCTION | |
Harvest | September 2018. Manually harvested. |
Winemaking | Fermented in stainless-steel vats at temperature controlled of 24-26 °C using natural yeasts. Aged in french oak fudre of 5.000 liters during 6 months. This wine is subject to surface and amicrobic filtration (1-μm). |
Bottling | June 2019 |