One of our customers' favourite Eastern Spanish wines is back, an exquisite blend dominated by the native Monastrell variety that reflects particularly well the most typical aromas and flavours of the Mediterranean. Enjoy Solanera 2022, the flagship wine made by Bodegas Castaño and one of the gems of the D.O. Yecla.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
70% Monastrell, 12% Garnacha tintorera, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon
Type of barrel
French (70%) and American (30%) oak barrels
Type of bottle
Truncated cone
Barrel aging time
10 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Total acidity (g/l)
4.7
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.65
Sugar
2.37
pH
3.56
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
General Information
The D.O. Yecla has finally carved out a niche for itself abroad and is now impressing the Spanish market with the quality of its Monastrell reds, the star grape variety of Spain’s Eastern Mediterranean region. A key winery always springs to mind in connection with this Denominación in Murcia: Castaño. A spearhead in the region, fifty years ago Bodegas Castaño was the first firm started up by one of the most important winemaking families in the country.
Solanera 2022, aged for 10 months in oak barrels, is a signature red created by Castaño more than a decade ago to conquer the American market. And it’s certainly succeeded, because vintage after vintage, this blend of Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon and Garnacha Tintorera has impressed international critics. In fact, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate has rated it with more than 90 points several times.
Solanera 2022 is perfect with rice dishes made with meat.
The winery
Bodegas Castaño is one of the benchmarks in the Mediterranean wine sector and a spearhead of the D.O. Yecla due to its trajectory and achievements with the area's native varieties, primarily monastrell.
Ramón Castaño Santa founded the winery in 1950. In the mid-seventies, he acquired his first vineyards, and in 1980 he began bottling. After several generations connected to the world of wine, the Castaño family has successfully adapted the legacy of previous generations by incorporating new technologies and the most modern winemaking systems to enhance their magnificent viticultural heritage. Currently, they have 600 hectares of vineyards and market around 90% of their production in the international market.
Ramón Castaño Santa founded the winery in 1950. In the mid-seventies, he acquired his first vineyards, and in 1980 he began bottling. After several generations connected to the world of wine, the Castaño family has successfully adapted the legacy of previous generations by incorporating new technologies and the most modern winemaking systems to enhance their magnificent viticultural heritage. Currently, they have 600 hectares of vineyards and market around 90% of their production in the international market.