If you are told about Yecla wines the person knows the Monastrell grape for sure. In the south of the Mediterranean coast – especially in the Yecla area – the fields are filled with Monastrell grape vineyards. A grape that has been with us for centuries and that occupies more and more areas of land, stars in the composition of many wines and is accompanying many diners in their family or work meetings. To let you know more about Yecla, its wines at WINERY ON CREATIONS we have written this article with which we want to let you know the connection between both realities: Yecla and the Monastrell.
Yecla Wines: the Monastrell grape
The wines of Yecla are those that are made according to the regulations that mark the Designation of Origin of the zone.
This area of Yecla is made up of a total of 7,200 hectares of vineyards covered by the wine company.
This is an area where the cultivation of red varieties of grapes predominates. A predominance that is concrete in the fact that this crop accounts for 95% of the land cultivated in Yecla.
Of them, almost the whole, is occupied by the Monastrell grape variety, that is why we can say that Monastrell grape is the main and typical variety of the area, occupying 85% of the total cultivated area.
Of the remaining percentages, it should be noted that 10% of the cultivated area is occupied by other red varieties. Grapes such as Tempranillo, Garnacha Tintorera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah. Finally it must be said that the remaining 5% vineyards cultivated in the Yecla region are composed of white grape varieties. Grapes such as the following: Macabeo, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Malvasía.
Characteristics of the Yecla vineyards
Yecla is an area of vineyards cultivated at high altitude above sea level (on average they are between 400 and 800 meters), with limestone soils in which iron abounds as well as other minerals especially interesting for the growth of vines.
Its climate is continental although it has some confluence of the Mediterranean climate, which softens the ends of the thermometer, which are less pressing.
The vineyards of this area are owned by some 1,600 wine growers. Wine professionals who produce about twenty-five million kilos of grape in normal years. In addition, eleven wineries operate in the Yecla Designation of Origin, of which nine are bottlers. WINE from WINERY ON CREATIONS is made in one of these wineries.
Yecla Wines: the Monastrell grape
Yecla is an area that has a great tradition for the cultivation of the vine. This has led you to obtain high quality wines. This is largely due to the quality of the Monastrell grape, the most cultivated in the area.
The Monastrell grape is a grape that is widespread in the Valencian Community, but also in other areas of Spain, such as Castilla-La Mancha and the Murcia Region. It is precisely in the latter where the area of Yecla is located and where the Denomination of Origin of the same name is restricted.
Its taste is such that 80% of the annual production usually goes to foreign countries, where this type of wines are very well valued.
Monastrell and WINERY ON CREATIONS
So, who knows the Yecla wines, knows the Monastrell grape. This allows you to discover elaborations like our wines DEMUERTE. A series of wines that will allow you to know the many possibilities of Monastrell grapes and the extraordinary taste that it offers to wines. Even the aroma and body they offer to their combinations.
So, what are you waiting for? Buy some of our wines and get ready to discover a combination of success.
