About Merum
Juan Jiménez makes elegant wines with all the intensity and character of Monastrell. The mountain vineyards are dry farmed and rainfall is scarce, with an average of 10-12 inches a year. At more than 2,100 ft above the sea, the land is mostly calcareous with a semi-permeable layer of limestone on top that helps lock in moisture to help the vines withstand long periods of drought.
Monastrell is the variety that best adapts to the conditions in Jumilla, as it needs a warm climate to ripen properly and tolerates the lack of rain very well. The many hours of sunlight and abrupt temperature changes, with hot summer days and cool nights plus intensely cold winters with temperatures often dropping below freezing at night, give the Monastrell grapes a high concentration, allowing us to make wines with great structure and aromatic complexity.
Monastrell vines are dry farmed and require large swaths of land, as it is a low-yield grape that is harvested by hand. The dry, arid climate of the region helps us grow the grapes organically. Yields are low.
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