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Bodegas Olivares (500 ml) 2010 Dulce Monastrell, Jumilla DO


Item Number: 6281 UPC: 8437001433216

Country: Spain
Region: Murcia Sub Region: Murcia
Appellation/AVA: Jumilla DO
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2010
Grape(s): 100% Monastrell
Type: Wine - Dessert
Bottle Size: 500ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Case Production: 3,000
Alc by Vol(%): 16
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Sand and chalk
Elevation: 825 meters

Fruit Source: The northern part of Jumilla which offers superior growing conditions to the south. The vineyards are at higher elevations and the sandy soils make possible a percentage of ungrafted vines that could be unique in Europe. This Dulce is from an 11-hectare parcel of ungrafted vines planted between 1872 and present.

Winemaking Notes: From the vineyard's oldest vines. Hand harvested. Fermentation of Dulce stopped by addition of ~2% alcohol. Bottled June after the harvest.


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