Wine Critic
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Bodega Cerron (Stratum Wines), La Servil, Jumilla 2023
A juicy, dark-fruited expression of a Monastrell-dominated blend, that offers both savor and spice and pairs well with smoked meats.
THE VINEYARD
El Calderoncillo, 11.9 hectares at 960m altitude
VINE AGE
Planted in 1954
SOIL
Active chalk subsoil
VARIETAL
90% Monastrell, and the remaining 10% made up of Garnacha Tinto, Moravia Agria, Blanquilla, Forcallat, Rojal, Bobal and various local grapes as a field blend, ungrafted
FERMENTATION
Partially de-stemmed and allowed to ferment spontaneously in open-top wood vats. The skins are allowed to macerate for the duration of the fermentation, and then the juice is pressed & moved by gravity to neutral oak foudres.
AGING
Aged in foudre for 14-15 months before bottling; sulfur only added at bottling.
BOTTLES PRODUCED
15000