Est 1999
Living Footprint
The numerous wine-growing references that exist, together with the living footprint left by the Phoenicians and the Romans all along the east coast of Spain, bear witness to this land’s millenary wine-growing tradition. In 1999 the Lopez del Lacalle family acquired the property of El Seque.
The town of Pinoso is a traditional Spanish town located in the mountainous countryside of the Alicante/Murcia border known for the production of rock salt and marble. It is in this particular micro climate the land of the sun and pine yields a distinct expression of Monastrell year in and year out.
The 50-65 year old vines are planted sandy and dark chalky soils that are very poor in clay content. As working with a new variety always presents a challenge, Juan Carlos says that, at first, making wine in El Sequé was an exercise in continuous learning and adaptation. Now, almost 20 years later he has mastered the art of preserving the freshness and concentrated balsamic characters that are produced from the mature Monastrell Clusters. Producing stunning wines of great character and balance.
El Seque
Vines planted between 1959 and 1969
Terroir: Produced from estate vineyards on clay-poor sandy loam soils located in the western end of the denomination at 600M of altitude. The Mediterranean micro climate
Harvest: manual, with sorting of berries and bunches
Variety: 100% Monastrell
Vinification in stainless-steel open top vats with cold maceration for 48 hours. Fermentation has taken 12-14 days with often cap management and a brief pumping over
Aging: Malolactic fermentation in Barrel. 6 months 1/3 new French oak