Finca Élez
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Finca Elez is one of only nine Denominaciones de Origen de Pago existing in Spain
as of 2009. This is the highest category on the quality scale of Spanish wines and means that in addition to having a proven track record of consistent quality, the wines have to be both produced from estate-grown grapes and also have to be processed and aged in a winery (bodega) located on the estate.
This DO de Pago is located in the municipality of El Bonillo
, in the province of Albacete
(Castile-La Mancha
, Spain) and acquired its status in 2002.
, cabernet sauvignon
, merlot
, tempranillo
and syrah.
The winery is located next to the vineyards at an altitude of 1,080 m above sealevel in the Sierra de Alcaraz
range of mountains.
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as of 2009. This is the highest category on the quality scale of Spanish wines and means that in addition to having a proven track record of consistent quality, the wines have to be both produced from estate-grown grapes and also have to be processed and aged in a winery (bodega) located on the estate.
This DO de Pago is located in the municipality of El Bonillo
El Bonillo
El Bonillo is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 3,280....
, in the province of Albacete
Albacete (province)
Albacete is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Granada, Murcia, Alicante, Valencia, Cuenca, Ciudad Real and Jaén....
(Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...
, Spain) and acquired its status in 2002.
The Estate
Finca Elez, owned by Manuel Manzaneque, has 40 hectares planted under vines of the following varieties: chardonnayChardonnay
Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It is originated from the Burgundy wine region of eastern France but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand...
, cabernet sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Canada's Okanagan Valley to Lebanon's Beqaa Valley...
, merlot
Merlot
Merlot is a darkly blue-coloured wine grape, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to derive from the Old French word for young blackbird, merlot, a diminutive of merle, the blackbird , probably from the color of the grape. Merlot-based wines...
, tempranillo
Tempranillo
Tempranillo is a variety of black grape widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain. It is the main grape used in Rioja, and is often referred to as Spain's "noble grape". Its name is the diminutive of the Spanish temprano , a reference to the fact that it ripens several weeks...
and syrah.
The winery is located next to the vineyards at an altitude of 1,080 m above sealevel in the Sierra de Alcaraz
Sierra de Alcaraz
Sierra de Alcaraz is a comarca of the Province of Albacete, Spain....
range of mountains.