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DO Jumilla
Jumilla is located in the Southeast of Spain,
a transition area between the Mediterranean Levante coast and the Castilla La Mancha plateau. Its production is covered by
two wide areas: the town of Jumilla, in the province of Murcia, and the towns and villages of Montealegre del
Castillo, Fuenteálamo, Ontur, Hellín, Albatana and Tobarra in the province of Albacete. Vines were grown in this area as
early as the Hispanic Romanisation. Winegrowing in this area blossomed in the middle of the 19th Century when the filoxera plague hit in broad European areas,
mainly in France. Jumilla has become one of the oldest Designations of Origin in Spain , regulated since 1966.
The Monastrell variety of grape, is the dominant grape in the red wines. This gives the wine the following characterisitcs:
a strong color, generally an intense purple red with purplish, very expressive edgings and a
fruity aroma (black and ripe fruit, plums...). They have live tannins in the mouth and great body.
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