Demuerte Classic, Winery On, Yecla, Spain

Demuerte Classic, Yecla, beautiful fruity dry red wine. Spanish wine. Full-bodied dry red wine from Monastrell (Mourvèdre) and Syrah (50/50). Rich taste with light wood aging (2 months). Good open structure due to freshness and ripe tannins. Elegant wine.

This red wine comes from the DO Yecla in southeastern Spain near Valencia. Demuerte means something like 'the bomb, super cool, fat'. And that applies not only to the special label but also to this wine! Also try the other wines from the Demeurte series.

• Serving: 14 °C
• Drinking: now until 2029 

Monastrell (Mourvèdre) and Syrah

Monastrell is the grape for red wine in the Yecla wine region. It is hot here - continental climate - with fortunately cooling down at night. That keeps freshness in the wine. Monastrell feels perfectly at home in Yecla and gives full and tough wines. The grape is also known in Languedoc and Provence as Mourvèdre. For example, the famous Bandol wine (red and rosé) is made from it.

Syrah (or Shiraz) is a well-known Rhône grape. You can recognize it by white pepper, cherries and blackberries. Syrah also produces strong wines with a lot of power. Syrah can also withstand the heat well.

This red wine comes from the DO Yecla in Spain (near Valencia and Alicante) and is from Winery On, specialists in Monastrell. They work sustainably and are in conversion to organic. The vineyards are at 300-600 m. Winery On harvest by hand.

Winemaker Pablo Cortés is very experienced and worked at a high level at various wineries. He also studied at the prestigious Royal Agricultural University, where he attended lectures with Prince Harry. In addition, his wife Karel Eissner is an international graphic designer. She designed the special and striking labels.