This wine was enjoyed with a savoury fish dish at the restaurant Pura Cepa in Murcia city.
It’s made by the Pacheco family winery, or: Bodegas Viña Elena, in Jumilla. Elena Pacheco is third generation, the winery being founded by her grandfather Francisco in 1948, who then started making wine with modest equipment. 4th generation is today working in the winery, and in oenology Elena has great help from Pilar Abellán, who has been with the winery for more than 20 years. The cultivation is always organic.
The vineyard for this wine is located in the Estrecho de Marín valley, south of the town of Jumilla. They are young, planted in 2018 in bush and dry land. The varieties are white Mediterranean, including garnacha blanca.
The wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 16 ºC and aged in 500L French oak barrels for 7 months. Plate and amicrobial filtration.
Familia Pacheco Edición Especial 2022 (Viña Elena)
Light golden colour. Aroma of melon and baked citrus, with a layer of nuts and butter, and with notes of vanilla. Rich and structured in the mouth, tasty, well-integrated wood, with decent acidity and long and persistent finish.
Price: Medium
Food: Tasty fish dishes, grilled fish, light meat