Winemaker Notes
Deep red color with brilliant ruby reflections. Fragrances are expressive and intense, with touches of red and black fruits and soft, spices and soft smoked from the ageing. Fresh and lively, that speaks of the vintage, supported by its fruity character. Full-bodied with volume, fine tannins and a lingering finish in which the wine's complexity comes to the fore.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
Once known as a bulk-wine region, serious producers like Bodegas Luzón have transformed Jumilla into one that garners international attention. The forceful, yet stylish 2021 Bodegas Luzón offers aromas and flavors of rustic herbs, sundried stones, and dusty earth. Try it with braised oxtails. ((Tasted: May 17, 2025, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Enthusiast
This deep-violet-colored wine has a nose of cassis, blackberry and tar. Black-cherry, raspberry, cocoa-powder and caramel flavors are wrapped in velvety tannins that sail into a lengthy, orange-zest-infused finish.
Full of ripe fruit, and robust, earthy goodness, Mourvèdre is actually of Spanish provenance, where it still goes by the name Monastrell or Mataro. It is better associated however, with the Red Blends of the Rhône, namely Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Mourvèdre shines on its own in Bandol and is popular both as a single varietal wine in blends in the New World regions of Australia, California and Washington. Somm Secret—While Mourvèdre has been in California for many years, it didn’t gain momentum until the 1980s when a group of California winemakers inspired by the wines of the Rhône Valley finally began to renew a focus on it.
Famous for the robust and earthy, black-fruit dominated, Monastrell (known as Mourvedre in France), Jumilla is an arid and hot region in southeastern Spain. Its vine yields tend to be torturously low but this can create wines of exceptional intensity and flavor. Quality combined with accessible price points give the region great recognition on international markets far and wide.
The reds from Jumilla are heady and spicy, packed with fruit and show aromas of dried licorice and herbs. If you like Syrah, Grenache or Pinot noir, a red wine from Jumilla would be a perfect next choice!