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WINERY: Bodegas Carchelo
COUNTRY: Spain
REGION: Murcia
APPELLATION: D.O. Jumilla
GRAPES: 35% Monastrell 30% Cabernet Sauvignon 25% Tempranillo
10% Syrah
ELEVATION: 600 m
SOIL: Limestone. Rocky, but fertile with little vegetation
HARVEST: staggered due to wide distribution of vineyards
AGING: 6 months in French oak barrels, minimum 3 months in bottle
WINEMAKER: Joaquín Gálvez Bauzá
ALCOHOL: 14%
UPC CODE: 7 37686 14001 9
THE WINE:
35% percent Monastrell, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Tempranillo and 10% Syrah. Processed
separately then blended and aged six months in French oak, these four varieties come together to
shape a well structured, concentrated, and intensely aromatic blend. A velvety and round palate is
highlighted by red fruit and mineral notes with a long finish.
THE WINERY: Bodegas Carchelo was founded in the early 1980s in one of the earliest efforts to bring Jumilla into
the age of modern wine. Located at altitudes between 2,000 and 3,500 feet in the transition between
Spain's coastal plain and inland La Mancha, Jumilla's aridity combines to result in fresh nighttime
temperatures during the hot growing season. Chalky and clay soils offer ideal footing for the
red varieties. At under eight inches of rain per year, grape health is seldom a problem. 700 acres of
estate vineyards are planted to Monastrell (Mourvèdre, both ungrafted head-pruned and wire trained
vineyards), Syrah, Tempranillo, Cabernet and Merlot, and are located in a wide variety of
subregions, altitudes and exposures, reducing the risk of frequent hail damage in the area.Estate
vineyards are located in five distinct Jumilla subregions with varying exposures and soil profiles,
assuring a healthy diversity of fruit and vintage consistency.
Bodegas Carchelo Carchelo “C” 2016