Made from the fruit of sustainable, low-yield vineyards, Enrique Mendoza Santa Rosa Reserva 2022 is one of the premium wines from its namesake winery, captivating with its balance, concentration and seriousness.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
Type of barrel
New French oak barrels from Allier
Type of bottle
Truncated cone-shaped
Barrel aging time
16 months
Capacity (cl)
75
General Information
Enrique Mendoza Santa Rosa Reserva 2022 was conceived as a tribute to the mother of the founder of Bodegas Enrique Mendoza, Rosa Cortés Devesa, who passed on to the family her passion for winemaking. Her legacy is captured in this bottle, taking shape in an elegant and complex blend made up of the noble foreign varieties cabernet sauvignon, merlot and syrah, together with the native monastrell, a variety that lends it a distinctive Mediterranean touch.
Bodegas Enrique Mendoza tends its El Chaconero vineyard in Villena with great care and respect for the environment, the origin of the magnificent Reserva brought to you by the Club. For its production, the smallest and most concentrated grapes were meticulously selected, then vatted and fermented whole to give the wine greater depth. The subsequent ageing for 16 months in new Allier French-oak barrels rounded it off, turning it into an exceptional, broad and harmonious red wine from the D.O. Alicante.
Tasting notes
With a deep robe and an intense ruby-red colour, with tile-coloured highlights.
On the nose it is very mineral. Mineral aromas abound (graphite, humus, black stones, freshly ploughed earth), intertwined with spicy, balsamic and floral notes (violet).
On the palate it shows great balance, power and elegance. With a firm tannic structure in the mid-palate. A long and harmonious finish, where the smoky and toasted notes acquired during barrel ageing reappear.
The winery
Winery
Bodegas Enrique Mendoza is a family-owned winery founded in 1989 and based in the town of Alfaz del Pi, in Alicante. The seed of the winery was "planted" in the late 1970s by Enrique Mendoza, a viticulturist passionate about enology, who decided to continue the tradition of the Marina Baixa region of producing wine for family consumption.
Today, the project has become well-established, and Bodegas Enrique Mendoza boasts 84.5 hectares of vineyards. The winery prides itself on being a pioneer in the region for introducing renowned international varieties such as the white chardonnay and the red cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot, petit verdot, and syrah, while also championing local varieties like monastrell, the queen grape of the D.O. Vinos Alicante, and moscatel.
The winery's philosophy is rooted in respect for the vineyard and the environment, practicing a herbicide- and insecticide-free viticulture with precise care, resulting in wines full of nuances.
Today, the project has become well-established, and Bodegas Enrique Mendoza boasts 84.5 hectares of vineyards. The winery prides itself on being a pioneer in the region for introducing renowned international varieties such as the white chardonnay and the red cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot, petit verdot, and syrah, while also championing local varieties like monastrell, the queen grape of the D.O. Vinos Alicante, and moscatel.
The winery's philosophy is rooted in respect for the vineyard and the environment, practicing a herbicide- and insecticide-free viticulture with precise care, resulting in wines full of nuances.