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Viñas Familia Gil was and still is the driving force of the Jumilla region as well as one of the most important wine groups in the country due to its expansion into various Denominaciones. We’re lucky enough to have it make Juan Gil Cuvée Especial exclusively for us, a wine that’s now a classic thanks to the success of the previous vintages. Now’s your chance to buy the 2023 vintage, the sixth edition of a fabulous Monastrell red that’s been aged in French oak for 9 months. A special label for getting to know and enjoying Mediterranean-style reds: moreish, ripe, very fruit-forward wines that are gaining more and more fans and proving to be an alternative to Tempranillos.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Monastrell
Type of barrel
French oak barrels.
Type of bottle
Truncated cone
Barrel aging time
9 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
General Information
Juan Gil Cuvée Especial 2023 offers you the chance to enjoy Monastrell, one of the best native grape varieties, in all its glory. This red single-varietal has been aged for 9 months in French oak barrels. The grapes came from old, dry-farmed vines cultivated at an altitude of 700 metres in the upper part of Jumilla, which boasts ideal climate conditions for this local variety.
Bodegas Juan Gil (1916) is currently run by the fourth generation of the family, with Miguel Gil at the helm, and the company has now become a winemaking group with several firms in other regions. The winery is located in Paraje de la Aragona, 10 km from Jumilla, surrounded by 350 hectares of vineyards, at an altitude of over 700 metres above sea level, where it produces wines that represent the most modern and most attractive side of the D.O. The firm succeeded in putting Jumilla on the international winemaking map after wine guru Robert Parker awarded 99 points to its red wine El Nido in 2007.
Juan Gil Cuvée Especial 2023 (D.O. Jumilla) goes well with rice dishes with vegetables or rabbit.
Tasting notes
Powerful, clean and complex on the nose, with very attractive fruity aromas, hints of ripe fruit and touches of new wood. Well-structured on the palate, lively and flavourful, with good body, a balanced, pleasant mouthfeel and very good length.
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.