BODEGAS ENGUERA | PARADIGM 2019 75cl

Product Sheet – Paradigma 2019

Paradigma 2019 is the most honest, precise, and luminous expression of Mediterranean Monastrell. It is a wine born from the desire to reinterpret tradition, moving away from warm, robust, and dense profiles to embrace the elegance, freshness, and finesse that the vineyard offers when worked with absolute respect for the environment and the natural rhythm of the land.

The 2019 vintage will be remembered as one of the most difficult of the century. The intense September rains marked the vineyard's cycle, necessitating a meticulous selection of bunches in Casa Lluch, the area where Paradigma is born. From poor, calcareous, and clayey soils, and with a 19-year-old dry-farmed vineyard producing minimum yields of 3.2 kg per vine, emerged a wine that is the pure essence of the inner Mediterranean, yet crafted with the soul of a high-altitude wine.

Characteristics

Vintage: 2019

Grape Varieties: 100% Monastrell

Wine Type: Red with light aging

Winery: Bodegas Enguera

Country: Spain

Region: Valencian Community

Subregion: D.O. Valencia – Terres dels Alforins

Vineyard: Finca Casa Lluch, dry-farmed vineyard on extremely calcareous and clayey soils, organic farming

Format: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13.5% vol.

Aging: 8 months in first and second use French oak barrels + bottle aging

Serving Temperature: 15–17 ºC

Production

Cold pre-fermentative maceration for 3 days, followed by gentle pump-overs for 15-20 minutes twice a day, seeking delicate extraction. Fermentation at 25 ºC with indigenous yeasts. Pressing after 5 days in vat, with minimal intervention to preserve the pure expression of the fruit and the landscape. 8 months aging in French oak barrels, followed by a long bottle refinement.

Tasting Notes

Bright cherry red color with garnet reflections. On the nose, it is subtle, deep, and elegant, with aromas of fresh red fruit—pomegranate, cherry, raspberry—cocoa, chocolate, toffee, sweet spices, and an unmistakable mineral background that evokes the limestone of Casa Lluch. On the palate, it is silky, agile, and refined, with polished tannins, vibrant freshness, and a long, harmonious finish where fruit, minerality, and wood embrace in perfect harmony.

Pairing

Ideal with mountain rice dishes, roasted white meats, suckling lamb, Mediterranean cuisine with fresh herbs, artisanal cold cuts, and aged cheeses. Its fresh and elegant profile makes it an extraordinarily versatile and gastronomic wine.

Evolution

Optimal for consumption between 2022 and 2030. Over time, its mineral nuances and depth are amplified, offering an increasingly complex and exciting experience.

Paradigma 2019 is a manifesto of the landscape of Vall dels Alforins, of its white stone, its light, and its wind. A wine that redefines Monastrell, where elegance replaces excess, and finesse becomes the true expression of the territory.