Alcohol: 14%
Grape(s): 100% Merseguera
Location: Alicante, Spain
Tasting Notes: Produced from old vines, Marseguera (Gobelet / bush vines) with no irrigation and planted at an altitude of 540 meters. Intense yellow color, with orange reflections. On the nose, it is very intense, with floral and fruity sensations reminiscent of a Mediterranean garden. In the mouth, it has good tension, with medium tannins and very persistent aromas. Fine tannins.
Notes: Skin contact maceration for 3 months. An "Orange Wine" that comes from the tradition of the old "Brisado Wines" from Alicante. The contact of the skins and stems with the must gives it its extra point of acidity and freshness as well as its peculiar orange color. Made under the principles of minimal intervention, without additives until the moment of bottling.
Food pairing: It is a very intense white wine, which perfectly accompanies meat or fish-based rice dishes from Alicante, as well as different stews and seafood tapas.
The Domain: Fondillon Luis XIV is made by Colección de Toneles Centenarios.
Colección de Toneles Centenarios is a newly created winery (2019), based on an interesting find: the barrel room of the Ferrero winery, an old winery that produced Fondillón wine, located in the town of Cañada (Alto Vinalopó), Alicante. Twenty-five old casks were forgotten there for over 60 years. They are launching some extremely old and also extremely expensive wines. The family still has 25 hectares of vineyards, from which they have resumed producing wines destined to produce Fondillón from 2017. This is a joint venture with Vins del Comtat. No known US importer.
Fondillón is a rare and very prestigious wine. There are only 10 certified wineries and there are no cheap Fondillón.
The hectares of production are not determined, but they can only be the oldest vines, bush vines of the monastrell variety of the Alicante DOP. This DOP (one of the eldest in Spain) has 15,000 hectares of vineyards. Producers must inform the DOP before harvesting which vineyards we will allocate to Fondillón, and it is only done over the years with harvests with probable natural alcohol greater than 16% (not very common). It is exclusive from Alicante DOP.
There are only two types, "Vintage" and "Solera". Our wines are "Aged more than 25 years solera" and "aged more than 50 years solera".
Fondillón is 100% Mourvèdre. Is has a high natural acidity at 16% (like the acidity of a Madeira). Brown in color. Aromas of Sherry and Madeira, with late harvest characteristics. Flavors of plums, raisins, and Christmas. Incredible 3-minute flavor finish.
