Honoro Vera Monastrell 2023 is a concentrated and complex red wine from Jumilla, with great elegance achieved thanks to its excellent raw material: monastrell grapes from very old vineyards, complemented by garnacha, tempranillo, and syrah from the winery's own vineyards. This red wine from Bodegas Juan Gil stands out for its fruity character, freshness, and great aromaticity; a faithful expression of the grape and the terroir.
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General Information
Honoro Vera Monastrell 2023 is made primarily from monastrell grapes from old vineyards located at about 700 meters above sea level, with limestone and stony soils that provide the wine with good minerality. For its production, the grapes are handpicked and carefully selected. The winemaking process takes place in stainless steel tanks at low temperatures, with a prior cold maceration to extract the grape's aromas. After malolactic fermentation and a measured aging in French oak barrels, a red wine full of freshness and marked by fruity character is bottled.
Bodegas Juan Gil is a family-owned company founded in 1906, when Juan Gil Jiménez built the winery that bears his name. Today, it has more than 350 hectares of its own vineyards in Jumilla, where it cultivates the region's queen grape: monastrell, the star of intriguing red wines like this Honoro Vera Monastrell.
Honoro Vera Monastrell 2023 is a red wine from the D.O. Jumilla, characterized by its expressiveness and intense fruitiness. Enjoy it paired with meat and creamy rice dishes, stewed legumes, mushrooms, game, poultry, casseroles, white and red meats, any type of fish and seafood, or aged cheeses.
Creators' opinion
Honoro Vera Monastrell ha sido elaborado mayoritariamente con uvas de la variedad monastrell, recolectadas de viñedos plantados en suelos calizos y pedregosos, dando lugar a un vino de un atractivo color cereza e intensos aromas frutales, muy sabroso, equilibrado y de buena presencia.
The winery
Founded in 1916, Bodegas Juan Gil is a family winery that has elevated the name of Jumilla and Mediterranean wines to the highest level on the international stage. Currently governed by the fourth generation, with Miguel Gil as the visible head, it has already become a wine empire with several brands in other regions. The original winery was located in the urban area of Jumilla, where previous generations of the family produced bulk wines from monastrell. The new facilities are located in the Paraje de la Aragona, 10 km from Jumilla, surrounded by 350 hectares of vineyards at over 700 meters above sea level. From there come wines that represent the most modern and dynamic side of the denomination.
Miguel Gil studied aeronautical engineering, but in the nineties, he returned to his homeland; inheriting the legacy of his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he directed his professional life towards the world of wine. After working at another historic and pioneering winery in the region, Luzón, in 2001 he decided to take charge of the family winery, as well as founding a new winery which he named El Nido. He knew that conquering the international market was essential, as at the time the denomination had not yet established itself as a quality reference. Thus, he focused on the best vineyards and the best barrels, and won over the U.S. market, where open-minded consumers embraced his wines for their exceptional quality-to-price ratio.
By 2004, more than 75,000 bottles of Juan Gil 12 Meses 2002, their most emblematic wine, were being sold in the United States. Shortly thereafter, their wines El Nido and Clio received major recognition from critic Robert Parker. Today, Juan Gil is the seed of a powerful group: Viñas Familia Gil, which continues to grow, always committed to terroir and native varieties.