Enrique Mendoza La Tremenda

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Wine Description

The name "La Tremenda" references the name of the vineyard from which the grapes for this wine are grown and handharvested. Made entirely from mature Monastrell vines, carefullyraised in the harsh, arid landscape of Alicante. "The vine must suffer..." and here it does.

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Acclaim
“A gorgeous, breezy, uplifting Monastrell that spends six month in barrel. It’s wonderfully pure with an abundance of fruits such as red cherries and damsons, a subtly spice frame to the palate and just a touch of grip at the end of the long finish.”
— Decanter, May 2015
“A gorgeous, breezy, uplifting Monastrell that spends six months in barrel. It’s wonderfully pure with an abundance of fruits such as red cherries and damsons, a subtly spicy frame to the palate and just a touch of grip at the end of the long finish.”
— Decanter, Sep 2015
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The La Tremenda vineyard
Vineyard size
88 acres
Soil composition
Sand and limestone
Training method
Gobelet
Elevation:
1,980 feet
Vines/acre:
440
Yield/acre:
0.9 tons
Exposure:
Northern / Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1985
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
2007
Bottles produced of this wine:
50,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
9
Varietal composition:
100% Monastrell
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
6 days
Fermentation temperature:
81 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
American
Length of aging before bottling:
6 months
Age of Aging Container:
Two-Three years
Length of bottle aging:
12 months
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Analytical Data
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