Juan Gil Monastrell Dulce

Although sweet wine is one of the oldest styles, the truth is that it is currently experiencing a great moment. Very few wineries, even the most prestigious ones, dare to make their own. This is the case with Juan Gil, a family project that, through three generations, has managed to carve a name for itself in the Jumilla D.O. (Murcia), and that, with its first sweet wine made from Monastrell grapes, has solidified the control it has over the star variety from this wine-growing region of eastern Spain.

For its production, Juan Gil Monastrell Dulce is made from grapes harvested in 15-kilo boxes and raisined until the appropriate Beaumé degree is achieved, i.e. the unit used in the winery to measure the sugar content of a must according to its density. After destemming, the grapes are vinified in small stainless steel tanks for maceration and part of the fermentation. No alcohol is added; all the alcohol comes exclusively from the fermentation of the sugars in the grapes themselves. Finally, the wine matures for five years in French oak barrels before bottling.

Depth and aromatic richness is what is achieved with Juan Gil Monastrell Dulce. A naturally sweet wine produced with only raisined grapes that offers an authentic representation of Monastrell sweet wines.