Pepe Mendoza
Giró de Abargues
Pepe Mendoza
Giró de Abargues
Giró is a unique variety that since 1500 has united Alicante with Mallorca and Sardinia, the only other regions claiming to grow it. Sensitive to powdery mildew and very low yielding, it lost out in favour of more productive varieties. Yet today it is regarded as a treasure that must be taken care of.
Wine Production
Grapes are picked before they become over-ripe in order to reflect a fresher expression. Soft manual maceration with skins and 30% of stems, no pumping. Fermented with indigenous yeast in 1000l vats for 8-10 days. Pressing of the whole clusters. Lees contact and malolactic fermentation in oak barrels, followed by 12 months aging in a mix of new and used French oak.
Tasting Notes
An ethereal and delicate wine with aromas of lavender, rosemary, eucaliptus, and balsamic. Noble tannins will allow this wine to have a long life.
Food Pairing
Pairs well with Iberian sausages and sheep cheeses, great with grilled meats, lamb chops or long-matured beef.
Giró is a unique variety that since 1500 has united Alicante with Mallorca and Sardinia, the only other regions claiming to grow it. Sensitive to powdery mildew and very low yielding, it lost out in favour of more productive varieties. Yet today it is regarded as a treasure that must be taken care of.
Wine Production
Grapes are picked before they become over-ripe in order to reflect a fresher expression. Soft manual maceration with skins and 30% of stems, no pumping. Fermented with indigenous yeast in 1000l vats for 8-10 days. Pressing of the whole clusters. Lees contact and malolactic fermentation in oak barrels, followed by 12 months aging in a mix of new and used French oak.
Tasting Notes
An ethereal and delicate wine with aromas of lavender, rosemary, eucaliptus, and balsamic. Noble tannins will allow this wine to have a long life.
Food Pairing
Pairs well with Iberian sausages and sheep cheeses, great with grilled meats, lamb chops or long-matured beef.
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About the Vineyard
Vineyards are at Abargues and Pla Lliber at around 300 meters with a total vineyard area of 2.5 ha. Vines are around 75 years old. Goblet trained, dry farmed, organic vineyards on ancient soils formed during the Triasic period, with rivulets of iron running through the calcareous stones.