From Bodegas Atalaya, the venture of the Viñas Familia Gil group in the D.O. Almansa, we present Laya 2024, a distinctive blend of native Garnacha Tintorera and Monastrell varieties that combines complexity, structure, a fresh and balanced mouthfeel, and an engaging and original palate. A remarkable find in the Castilla-La Mancha production area.
Are you looking for a red wine with character that responds from the very first sip? Laya 2024, from the D.O. Almansa, is created precisely for that: to offer a broad, balanced sensation with personality, without losing freshness along the way. It is crafted with Garnacha Tintorera and Monastrell, two varieties that work brilliantly together here and give rise to a very distinctive wine.
For its production, Bodegas Atalaya macerates and ferments each variety separately in stainless steel tanks with temperature control. Following this, it undergoes malolactic fermentation and a short passage in French oak barrels, a combination that rounds out the profile and adds both structure and complexity, while maintaining its straightforward and approachable character.
Behind it is Bodegas Atalaya, the venture of Viñas Familia Gil in this region of Castilla-La Mancha. Laya 2024 clearly reflects this approach to winemaking: with a strong identity, high-quality raw materials, and a production process designed to ensure everything integrates naturally. A red wine that makes an impression, but without feeling heavy.
Pairing
Its palate Laya 2024 is enveloping and juicy, with sweet tannins and a long finish. It pairs very well with roasted lamb, grilled lamb chops, Iberian presa, veal cheek, and hearty stews such as slow-cooked lentils or meat rice. It also complements cured cheeses and Iberian cured meats. The combination of Garnacha Tintorera and Monastrell calls for flavoursome dishes, with good intensity and a toasted touch.
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Winemaking
Laya 2024 is crafted as a unique coupage of Garnacha Tintorera and Monastrell, designed to create a red wine with a pronounced personality, complexity, and good structure. At the winery, both varieties are macerated and fermented separately in stainless steel tanks with temperature control, allowing precise management of each component. The malolactic fermentation then completes the process, helping to preserve the wine’s intensity and aromatic expression.
Aging
Are you looking for a red wine with a short ageing that preserves freshness and structure? Laya 2024 is made with maceration and fermentation carried out separately in stainless steel tanks with temperature control. After malolactic fermentation, it undergoes a brief ageing in French oak barrels before release to the market.
Description
Laya 2024 is a peculiar blend of Garnacha Tintorera and Monastrell produced in the D.O. Almansa by Bodegas Atalaya, a proposition that stands out for its intense personality, good structure, and fresh, balanced character. The assembly of these indigenous varieties results in a very deep-coloured red, with notable aromatic complexity, an enveloping palate, and a long finish, the result of careful production involving maceration and fermentation separately, followed by malolactic fermentation and a brief passage through French oak barrels.
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In the glass, it features an intense, covered cherry red colour, with a lively and bright presence that reflects the careful craftsmanship and brief maturation in French oak barrels. Its appearance, deep and very opaque, leaves a bold and elegant impression.
Nose
Laya 2024 offers an elegant, fresh, and complex nose. It features ripe fruit and floral notes that provide an expressive aromatic profile, with good intensity and a pronounced sense of freshness.
Mouth
Laya 2024 stands out for its fresh, balanced, and enveloping palate. On the attack, it presents a creamy texture, with sweet yet still youthful tannins, and a pleasant mouthfeel that adds volume without losing vitality. Its journey is original and interesting, with a long finish that extends its character and reinforces its good structure.
Laya is a distinctive red wine that combines complexity, solid structure and an intense deep cherry-red colour. On the nose, it is elegant, fresh and complex, revealing ripe fruit and floral notes. Fresh and pleasant on the palate, it is balanced with sweet —though youthful— tannins, smooth and enveloping. It offers an original and interesting mouthfeel with a long finish.
Bodegas Atalaya is part of Juan Gil Bodegas Familiares. Miguel Gil is the most prominent figure of this thriving group, managed by the fourth generation of a lineage of passionate winemakers and viticulturists. Since his great-grandfather Juan Gil Jiménez founded the family winery (Bodega Juan Gil) in the center of Jumilla, 100 years have passed. In 2001, Miguel Gil took charge of the relaunch and modernization of the family winery Juan Gil and founded the winery El Nido.
After the creation of the winery El Nido, the group Viñas Familia Gil (formerly known as Juan Gil Bodegas Familiares) began to grow significantly, expanding into other designations of origin and always focusing on native grape varieties. In 2007, the Gil family arrived at the small D.O. Almansa (Albacete) and founded Bodegas Atalaya.
Bodegas Atalaya is located in Paraje Atalaya, 3 km north of the town of Almansa. Its vineyards grow at an altitude of 700 m, on low-fertility calcareous soils and in a continental climate with scarce rainfall, ideal conditions for achieving low yields and high-quality grapes with great concentration of color and aromas in the wines.
