Altos de Luzón Edición Especial 2023 was created from the desire to pay tribute to a demanding and generous land located in the southeast of Spain. This wine represents the commitment of a winery that works with pride and responsibility to reveal the true potential of Jumilla and is the reflection of a way of life based on respect for traditional cultivation, constant improvement and love for a landscape that imprints character on each bunch.
Altos de Luzón Edición Especial 2023 was created from the desire to pay tribute to a demanding and generous land located in the southeast of Spain. This wine represents the commitment of a winery that works with pride and responsibility to reveal the true potential of Jumilla and is the reflection of a way of life based on respect for traditional cultivation, constant improvement and love for a landscape that imprints character on each bunch.
Altos de Luzón Edición Especial 2023 is made exclusively with organic Monastrell grapes from the La Melera plot, a dryland goblet-trained vineyard with more than 40 years of history. Located at an altitude of 675 metres, in La Venta del Puerto, this poor and sandy soil yields small, intense fruits with a natural acidity that provides freshness and structure to the wine.
The grapes are harvested manually, in small boxes of 10 to 15 kilos, to preserve their integrity as much as possible. After harvesting, the bunches are cooled for 24 hours at 6ºC in a cold room, and then carefully selected at the table before starting vinification. This meticulous process ensures that only the best grapes are part of Altos de Luzón Special Edition 2023.
Altos de Luzón Special Edition 2023 is an aged organic red wine, whose fermentation takes place over 8 to 10 days without exceeding 26 ºC. Maceration with the skins lasts between 10 to 15 days, thus extracting all the character of the Monastrell grape. The wine ages for 9 months in American and French oak barrels, acquiring complexity, balance and an authentic expression of the Jumilla terroir.
With over a century of history, the recent trajectory of Luzón places it as one of the revolutionary wineries in the D.O. Jumilla and the entire southeastern region of Spain. It is one of the most important wineries in the area along with Bodegas y Viñedos Casa de la Ermita and Juan Gil Bodegas Familiares, sharing the responsibility of elevating the monastrell variety as one of the flagship grapes of the national wine scene.
The origins of Bodegas Luzón stem from the successive union of winegrowers and producers in the Jumilla region since 1916, a cooperative effort that expanded, modernized, and became established as a winery until 2005, when Grupo Fuertes acquired the majority share of the company and undertook significant investments to equip Bodegas Luzón with the most advanced technology in favor of a well-cared-for and closely monitored vineyard. Today, Luzón is a cutting-edge winery strongly committed to wine tourism. It manages a total of 1,200 hectares of vineyards, of which 412 are owned.
