Bodegas Luzón Verde Monastrell 2022

Bodegas Luzón is one of the main producers and exporters of quality wines of the D.O. Jumilla, and one of its most historic wineries, producing wine since the late nineteenth century.

The wine growing area of Jumilla is located southeast of Spain, north of the region of Murcia. The climate is continental, influenced by the Mediterranean Sea with warm days, rains that do not reach 300 liters per square meter, and cold nights. The result is a harsh climate, which causes a thick textured soil and allows to obtain small grape bunches, with a good concentration of sugar, excellent acidity and thicker skins.

To reach our origins, we must go back to 1841. Don José de Molina, commander of the Royal Armies stationed in the Spanish colony of Manila (Philippines), decides to return to his land Jumilla. It is then when he names his lands as “Finca Luzón”, in honor of the island where he was so long.

This winery would be created for his daughter Ana Josefa de Molina, remaining until the 80s of the XX century, always the inheritance of the land linked to the female branches of the family.

We are in one of the oldest wineries in the Jumilla area and that, in addition, from its origins and for much of its history, was directed by women.

A good wine does not start in the cellar. Starts on the vine, in viticulture and its care. In Bodegas Luzón we manage about 1,200 hectares of vineyards, owned and managed by farmers.

The main variety that you can find in our vineyards is, of course, Monastrell, a grape so characteristic in our Region and that serves as the basis for many of our wines. It is a variety of strong character that usually derives in wines with a remarkable graduation.

Other varieties are Garnacha Tintorera, a grape very planted both in our area and in Alicante; Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot in terms of the red varieties, and Macabeo (or Viura) and Chardonnay in the white ones.

The collection, depending on the type of wine to be made and the area, can be done well in plastic boxes with a capacity of 10 and 15 kilos, to preserve the integrity of the grape, or in 300 kilos palots, or trailers.