ENRIQUE MENDOZA VITICULTOR

ENRIQUE MENDOZA

Enrique Mendoza initially bet on foreign varieties, but his roots in the territory have made a stop at the native Monastrell variety.

In Alicante it was the Iberians who began to cultivate the vine. Currently our work is simpler, to intervene in the vineyard in a minimal way so that it lives other centuries more.

The vineyards are part of the environment and the landscape that surrounds them. At Bodegas Enrique Mendoza, our challenge is to make wines in such a way that you can recognize their sun, their light, their Mediterranean character and their humanity.

With the right attitude, experience and equipment, this trip is turning out to be more appealing to them than it seemed.

“The terroir is the soul of our wines. The personality and authenticity of unique places are present in each of our bottles ”.

Vineyard

Respect is what they offer to their vineyards, their environment and all the people who are making it possible for them to be a small part of this excellence today.

Climate and soil

In the province of Alicante, the influence of the Mediterranean Sea is very characteristic, whose sea breezes circulate through the mountainous corridors that have created the Carrascal de la Font Roja Natural Park and the Protected Landscape of the Sierra del Maigmó that provide greater freshness to the leaf surface.

In the province there are two areas with very different climates and soils: The Mediterranean coast whose sea breezes exert a great influence on the vineyards of coastal municipalities. And another inland area in the Alto Vinalopó region, with altitudes of more than 600 meters above sea level, where the sea breezes also arrive with great influence through the natural mountainous corridors. In this area of ​​Alicante pre-plateau we find adult vineyards in soils with a high presence of calcareous edges, crust, stones and sand.

Great Payments of Spain

Enrique Mendoza is a member of Grandes Pagos de España, a non-profit association that brings together more than 30 prestigious wineries from all over the national territory with a common maxim: to make excellent wines in harmony with the soil, nature and climate of each vineyard.