Finca El Molar Macabeo

The Mediterranean “Solano” wind blows across the high-altitude plains where Rus Jimenez runs her family farm named Finca El Molar in Albacete. Rus has been running the property since her early twenties, when her father passed it on to her. She works alongside Luis, her enologist, and a few vineyard hands who live on the property.

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Reviews and Scores

89 Points (2023 vintage review) – John Gilman, View From The Cellar

“The 2023 Macabeo from Finca El Molar has a gentle orange cast to its color from a bit of skin contact after the fermentation. The grapes are grown organically and the 2023 Macabeo offers up a deep and complex bouquet of desiccated pears, tangerine, pecans, a lovely base of soil tones, wild fennel and a topnote of dried flowers. On the palate the wine is bright, complex and full-bodied, with good acids, fine focus and grip and a long, well balanced and tasty finish. This is a very well made wine that will drink very well for at least the next five or six years. My gut feeling is that if the period of skin contact was reduced from seven days to four or five, a bit more primary fruit character might shine through and add even further complexity to what is already a very tasty bottle. 2025-2030+.”

-John Gilman, published by View From The Cellar. Suggested drinking: 2025-2030+

Finca El Molar is in the wine-making region of Manchuela, and currently a free-standing DO since 2004; previously an IGT in the Castilla-La-Mancha region. This high-altitude region is situated between two rivers and boasts a very sunny and dry climate while the Solano wind refreshes the night during ripeness. Finding the right distribution between alcohol and polyphenols is a balancing act. Pre-fermentation cold maceration for 4 days to extract varietal aromas followed by fermentation in stainless steel tanks and post-fermentation maceration with the skins for 7 days. After racking, maturation requires contact with fine lees for 5 months. Rus prides herself on her passion for minimal intervention methods while keeping sulfur to a minimum. All Finca El Molar wines are certified organic.

Size: 750ml
Denominacion: Manchuela
Soil Type: Sandstone, loam & limestone
Vareital: Macabeo
Age of Vines: 45 years
Farming: Organic
Yeast: Indigenous
Alcohol: 13%
Aging: Stainless Steel

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