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Alicante Reserva Red Wine
Santa Rosa has been produced with an environmental friendly treatment of the vineyard. Aged for 16 months in Allier French oak barrels
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The region of Alicante is located in Southeastern Spain, some 100 miles south of Valencia. Although many of the vineyards in the zone are within a few kilometers of the sea around the large city of Alicante, most of the parcels are further inland. As with many other Spanish, wine regions were cultivated here by the Romans after being planted originally by the Phoenicians. Now, the zone is composed of just over 15,000 hectares, about one-fifth the size as it was pre-phylloxera.
Created in 1989, Bodegas Enrique Mendoza was established by a man of the same name in the zone of Alicante, some 70 kilometres from the city of Alicante. Now, Pepe Mendoza, Enrique's son, has taken over the winemaking responsibilities from his father and has become quite known for his use of newer varietals in the zone instead of the traditional Monastrell.
Alicante benefits from a Mediterranean climate, with warm days and nights during the summer months. However, parcels in the extreme western zones of the region are affected by a more continental climate, with hot dry winds. Rainfall is very slow (200-300 liters/meter squared per year). The soil contains a high limestone content, with only small amounts of clay. As a result, it is not very fertile and yields are low. With careful, attention, this has led to some extraordinary results in the bottle.
Pepe Mendoza's credo is simply to put the vines under as much hydric stress as possible (he monitors moisture levels constantly) to ensure a very small grape. His goal is to keep the skin-to-flesh ratio quite small in order to produce higher quality for his bottlings. Most of the wines are aged in French oak (he prefers Allier barrels), although most are fermented first in the tank. Macerations are long (up to 28 days) and varietals are vinified separately.
As with many of the parcels of Alicante, the vineyards of Enrique Mendoza lie at an average of 400 meters altitude, with some parcels over 600 meters. "New" varietals to the zone have been planted in recent years and the bodega is taking full advantage of its potential. Cabernet Sauvignon grows quite well here and Merlot has been used quite effectively with it to produce wines with great complexity of fruit and aging potential.
Enrique Mendoza Bodega
Santa Rosa was created to commemorate Doña Rosa Cortés Devesa, the mother of the founder Don Enrique Mendoza Cortés.
This wine has been produced with grapes from The Chaconero in Villena.
This "cuveé" is produced with 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 15% Shiraz aged 12 months in stainless steel tanks, 17 months in new French Allier barrels
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Deep cherry red colour with violet reflections and tiles. In the mouth it is very complete, dense and fleshy with abundant sweet tannins and granularity. The aftertaste is long and harmonious, returning again the notes of smoked and toasted bread.
Awarded 1st place in the red wine category at the 2006 Enoforum.
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