The best wines from Yecla in Spain

Yecla is an emerging wine region in southern Spain. Sheltered by mountains, more and more beautiful quality wines are being pressed in the dry vineyards, which are (still) very affordable. Typical of Yecla are the spicy wines from the Monastrell grape.

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Yecla is located in the south-east of Spain in the province of Murcia. It is one of the smallest wine regions in Spain, which has had its own Yecla DO appellation since 1975. Yecla has its own microclimate because it is surrounded by mountains and hills. There is a small number of active winemakers who adhere with great dedication to the age-old local traditions.

Wine has probably been made in Yecla for a thousand years. According to tradition, the Phoenicians were the first to plant grapes for viticulture. Archaeologists have unearthed wine cellars that indicate wine may have been made before then. The area was occupied by the Moors from the South for a long time in the Middle Ages, but wine production probably continued during this period. In the sixteenth century, Yecla was identified as an important wine region by the Spanish King Phillip II.

In the nineteenth century, fortified wine was mainly made in Yecla. Several of the sheltered vineyards have never been affected in this century by the grape aphid phylloxera that plagued European vineyards. A century later it was mainly a producer of bulk wine. That changed in 1975 when Yecla received her own DO status.

Several winemakers started making their own wine and focused on quality and the typicality of the region. Several use well-known grape varieties such as Chardonnay and Macabeo. But the red Monastrell grape is especially typical for the Yecla region. We currently have one wines from Yecla in our range. You can view all our wines from Yecla here.