Vina Elena Jumilla Monastrell Finca CQ 2023 NO20230705 a parcel-driven expression that puts

a parcel-driven expression that puts terroir ahead of house style

foot-trodden with around a quarter whole clusters

with the kind of fine bubble and bright citrus character that makes Côte des Blancs Champagne so distinct from its Pinot-driven neighbors

so there's something there to push against

Vina Elena Jumilla Monastrell Finca CQ 2023 NO20230705 a parcel-driven expression that putsVia Elena 'Finca CQ' Monastrell 2023 drops the heavy, jammy stereotype of Jumilla reds for something seriously fresh and highly energetic. Elena Pacheco and Isio Ramos craft this 100% Monastrell from 32 year old organic bush vines perched high up at 2,300 feet elevation on the Casa Quemada single estate, where a northwest facing orientation protects the grapes from over ripening in the hot Mediterranean sun. By blending fruit from a light sandy plot