Tour of Pepe Mendoza Winery – Lunch Included!
Join Martha for a guided tour of the best local winery – Pepe Mendoza in Jalon/Xalo . You will enjoy the history, the vineyards and the secret of Pepe’s wines paired with tapas. Pepe and his winemaker, Christian are wonderful storytellers that will guide you through their winemaking process and how they have achieved such wonderful wines in a short time.
This is a private Premium Tasting consisting of tasting 6 wines with the best selection of Spanish cheese and embutido. Pepe has focused on artisinal wines and as such garnered many awards in Spain and Internationally. Most wines have been awarded over 90pts on the Parker and Penin scales.
We will meet at Martha’s Vineyard at 1.00 pm on Tuesday 13th September FOR LUNCH AND A GLASS OF WINE and take a private coach to Pepe Mendoza at about 2.30. The tasting takes about 2-3 hours and we plan to be back at about 6pm. We have room for 20 people so please book your place early to avoid disappointment.
At the winery of Finca de Abargues, we will discover hidden corners where Romans and Arabs have left their mark, we will get to know the winery built in 1900 on an old Riu Rau of Arab origin and we will walk through the Giró and Moscatel de Alejandría vineyards.
These were planted between 1920 and 1970, 12 hectares cultivated organically, strictly rain-fed in dry stone walled terraces. This is a legacy of living cultures that remain part of our cultural history.
THE TASTING:
1. Casa Agrícola Blanco 2021
2. Casa Agrícola Tinto 2020
3. Purity, Moscatel de Abargues, Amphora 2021
4. Nankurunaisya 2020 Red
5.Giró de Abargues Tinto 2020
(Wine revelation guide Peñin 2021)
6. EL Veneno 2020 Tinto Monastrell 95 points Robert Parker