Panduro Vinos Monastrell 2022

SPAIN : MURCIA : JUMILLA ORGANIC : Monastrell (95%), local varieties (5%) FULL-BODIED, DARK CHERRY, DRIED HERB, IRON MINERAL, CRACKED PEPPER, NEUTRAL OAK Panduro is the Jumilla flagship from Ibon Apezteguia's nomadic winemaking project — sixty-year-old Monastrell from a four-hectare plot in the Valle Hoya de Torres, farmed organically and vinified with zero additions. Majority destemmed fruit with a portion of whole bunches, sixteen days of skin contact, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, six months in neutral 500-liter French oak. No fining, no filtration, no sulfur. Jumilla carries a reputation for overripe extraction. This is 13% ABV from old limestone-grown vines — the kind of wine the region's defenders have been making the case for. Dense but fresh, with the tannic grip that invites food rather than overwhelms it. PAIRINGS : Lamb shoulder with herbs de Provence Classic regional mirror — herb and dark fruit register connects directly to the grape's southern French identity Wild boar ragù over pappardelle Game richness needs old-vine structure; neutral oak doesn't compete with the pasta Aged Manchego (6 months) The regional play — Murcian wine with La Mancha's nutty, crystalline cheese finds a natural mineral counterpoint

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