Enrique Mendoza

Enrique Mendoza is the family patriarch’s name, the winemaker is Pepe Mendoza and the business is run by his brother Julian. Bodegas Enrique Mendoza produce Moscatels del Mar as well as Monastrell, but is in fact most concerned with growing French varieties in Spain. Odd, but there you go … in fact, their French stuff is very good – Pepe is an outstanding winemaker – but for us, the stuff that’s interesting and relevant is outstanding old vine Monastrell. Here, we have the original clones of the variety, and which give a somewhat fresher-juicier wine suited to straight varietal bottling; also, there remain patches of old material on ‘PieFranco’ or French feet … ie, ungrafted, pre-phylloxera stuff more or less suited to the Noah’s ark myth! SPANISH ACQUISITION