Monje, "La Hollera" Carbonica
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Monje, "La Hollera" Carbonica - 2018

Item # 30715 750mL

La Hollera comes from 40-60 year old Listán Negro vines and is fermented via carbonic maceration. Packed with red and blue berries, this is a cheerful wine with good structure and brightness. From a family estate that has been making wines since the 1750s.
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Color
Red
Vintage
2018
Country
Spain
Region
Canary Islands
Producer
Monje
Grape Variety
Listán Negro
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Staff Pick Notes

Having lived in New York City my entire life, the hustle and pep in my step has been intertwined deep in my DNA. Wine reminds me more often than not to take time to breathe and let things fall in place. The Monje family has been making wine since the 1700s in Tenerife on the Canary Islands. They have extremely old vines and beyond neutral barrels (200 years old). This wine is a semi-carbonic, macerated expression of Listán Negro from a single parcel with vines 40-60 years in age. Allowing it some time (30 minutes) to decant turns what is a feral beast of a wine into something pleasantly forthcoming. Find sweet tobacco smoke, allspice, BBQ seasoning, cranberries, and blueberries. The potency and depth of flavor along with its racy acid unfurls the tannins, reminding them to unwind a bit. Wine rewards patience.

- JOS

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Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

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