Description

Almoroig Selección Especial | Alicante, Spain

Almoroig Selección Especial is a limited-production red from Celler La Muntanya, created from Monastrell, Petit Verdot and Graciano grown in the mountainous interior of Alicante.

Rich and expressive, it brings together ripe red fruit, violet and gentle spice with touches of vanilla, coffee and subtle toasted notes. The palate is smooth and velvety, with plenty of flavour but also enough freshness to keep the wine beautifully balanced.

The wine spends a minimum of 18 months in French oak, adding depth and complexity without overpowering the fruit. With time in the glass, more savoury and balsamic notes begin to appear alongside liquorice, spice and ripe fruit.

Only 1,600 bottles of this special edition were produced, making it a genuinely small-production wine with plenty of personality.

Almoroig Selección Especial is a wonderful choice for a long dinner, a good piece of meat or simply when you want to open something a little more special than your everyday red.

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🍇 Key Details

• Region: Alicante (Spain)
• Grapes: Monastrell, Petit Verdot & Graciano
• Vineyards: Selected mountain vineyards in inland Alicante
• Ageing: Minimum 18 months in French oak
• Alcohol: 15% Vol.
• Style: Rich, complex, velvety and elegant
• Serving Temperature: 17–19°C
• Contains Sulfites

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🍷 Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Deep cherry red with purple tones, bright colour and excellent concentration
• Aroma: Ripe red fruit, violet, vanilla, coffee and mineral notes with toast, spice and dried fruit
• Palate: Velvety and rounded with balsamic character, ripe fruit and fresh acidity, leading to a long, elegant finish with subtle liquorice and spice

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🍽 Food Pairing

• Grilled red meats
• Roast lamb
• Game
• Traditional meat stews
• Spiced dishes
• Roasted vegetables
• Mushrooms

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💎 Why We Love It

Only 1,600 bottles were produced, and it has the personality to match its rarity. Rich and complex, but with lovely freshness and a silky finish that keeps you coming back to the glass.

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About the Producer

Celler La Muntanya is a small winery based in Muro de Alcoy, Alicante, with a philosophy deeply connected to the vineyards, growers and culture of the mountainous inland areas of the province.

The winery became particularly known for its Microviña approach. Rather than relying solely on large estate vineyards, the project encouraged local growers to maintain and recover small vineyard plots that might otherwise have disappeared. This helped preserve both traditional varieties and the viticultural landscape surrounding the winery.

Almoroig is one of Celler La Muntanya’s most important ranges. The collection explores individual grape varieties alongside more ambitious blends and special editions. Today it includes reds made from Monastrell, Garnacha Tintorera, Graciano, Petit Verdot and Syrah, as well as exceptional limited releases such as the Cabernet Franc we just did.

Selección Especial represents the blending side of that philosophy. Rather than following one fixed recipe regardless of the vintage, the winery selected varieties according to their quality, evolution and potential for ageing. For the 2017 edition, it specifically chose Monastrell, Petit Verdot and Graciano.

After at least 18 months in French oak and further bottle ageing, the resulting wine combines ripe Mediterranean fruit with floral, mineral, balsamic and spicy character — a distinctive expression of the mountainous interior of Alicante.

Explore more in our Red wine collection.