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Finca Élez
One of the founding members of the Grandes Pagos de España, Finca Élez was the first estate in Spain to be registered as a DO Pago.
Finca Élez
Albacete, Spain
The vineyards and winery of Pago Finca Élez are located in the municipality of El Bonillo, in the province of Albacete, to the south of one of the best preserved juniper groves in Spain, home to thousands of centuries-old specimens.
In addition, it borders the Natura 2000 Special Protection Area (SPA) in El Bonillo, where protected species such as great or little bustards are common.
Founded by Manuel Manzaneque, a prestigious actor, director and theatre producer, Finca Élez was created in 1992 and ten years later it became the first Spanish wine estate to obtain its own Appellation of Origin as a Pago.
Together with other great winemakers such as Carlos Falco (Dominio de Valdepusa), Paco Uribes (Calzadilla) and Victor de la Serna (Sandoval estate), Manuel Manzaneque was one of the founding partners of the Grandes Pagos de España association.
Certified organic since 2014, Finca Elez puts terroir at the heart of everything it does. The vineyards grow at high altitude, (1080 metres) on barren stony limestone soils with an extreme continental climate.
Nick comments, “With elegant mineral freshness, the wines of DO Pago Finca Elez show what can be achieved when international grapes are grown in Spain at high altitude. Certified organic wines that are really worth a taste.”
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Finca Élez products
Finca Élez Barrel-Fermented Chardonnay
It’s a rugged climate at 1000 metres – hot, luminous summer days, cold nights: perfect to ripen grapes with the precious gift of time. Highly awarded for its fine citrus and white peach nose, the melon and ripe pear palate interlace with lees stirred time in French oak barrel for delicate texture and harmony. Organic.
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Las Teselas de Élez
Succulent dark black fruit Cabernet partnered with mellow, spicy and freshly aromatic Merlot harvested early in the day from vineyards on high plains. A Bordeaux blend with a wild herbal complexity accentuated by the sweet cedar and mocha notes from French oak barrels. A portion of this wine is aged in concrete. Full-bodied on the palate with a lifted character showing the true typicity of the land.
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