With the presentation of the new wine project 3 Terruños on Tuesday, November 25th, the ARSM (Association of Winegrowers of Murcia) once again fulfilled one of its missions: to understand the new reality of wineries in the Murcia region, specifically within the Jumilla Designation of Origin.
3 Terruños does not yet have its own winery; therefore, they produce wine in a leased facility in the area. They select specific vineyards for their typicity and quality, and strive for excellence through a selective harvest and optimal ripening of each variety.
Its three partners, Óscar Olmos, winemaker and professor of winemaking at CIFEA in Jumilla, Antonio Gomariz, and Alberto Mondéjar, aim to offer a sincere and passionate project.
Their vines come from the Hoya de las Torres area, nestled between the Sierra de los Gavilanes, Sierra de la Cingla, and Sierra del Diablo mountain ranges, and the Gamellón area.
A good altitude, 800 meters, for very healthy grapes.
They produce four wine varieties, from different vineyards. La Sirvienta 2024, a white wine that seeks oxidative expression to reveal the depth of flavor that the terroir can provide, creating a wine that is very much of a Mediterranean region, is made with the Airén variety.
La Princesa 2024 is a single-varietal Monastrell, with 30% old vines and 70% young vines. Aged for 9 months in used oak barrels.
La Intrépida 2024 represents their most innovative wine, a blend of three grapes: Airén (15%), Garnacha Tintorera (70%), and Monastrell (15%). Aged for 7 months in used oak barrels.
La Reina 2024, their most powerful wine in terms of aroma and flavor, is a single-varietal Monastrell from the Hoya de las Torres vineyards. It is aged for 11 months in 500-liter French oak barrels.
The two most recent wines, La Intrépida and La Reina, with their more distinctive personalities, demonstrate a clear path that will need to be refined over time, and the present wine reflects the clear intentions of the team and the project. This reality opens up delicate production methods, but ones that respect the unique character of the terroir and the clarity of their vision.
