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Yecla

A small, very hot inland DO in Murcia, growing old-vine Monastrell on the same plateau as Jumilla.

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What to expect in the glass

Full-bodied dry red with blackberry, liquorice and a meaty, herbal savouriness. High alcohol, firm tannin, low acidity.

About Yecla

Yecla is a single-municipality DO in Murcia, on a high plateau at 400–800 m, and it is hot and very dry.

Monastrell — the same variety as Mourvèdre in Bandol and Mataro in Australia — dominates, grown as unirrigated bush vines with very low yields.

The wines are dark, warm and full, with the meaty savouriness the variety brings, and they are among the best value in Spain.

What the name means

Legal name
Yecla DO
Type
Denominación de Origen (DO)
Set by
Consejo Regulador DO Yecla
Recognised
1975
Regulates
Origin, plus grape varieties, maximum yields, minimum ageing.

The delimited area, permitted varieties, yields and — where the region uses the ageing ladder — the minimum barrel and bottle time behind crianza, reserva and gran reserva.

Grapes

Wines from here

red

Jumilla Monastrell

Dense, savoury, affordable red from hot inland Murcia — among the best value in Spanish wine.

Rules worth knowing

Confirmed in the EU register

Yecla is registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), file number PDO-ES-A0606, protected at EU level since 1986.

Article 107 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Specification published: Official Journal C, C/2024/3268, 27.5.2024 · Official Journal

Only the rules that change what to expect in the glass or on the label. WineHQ does not reproduce production specifications, and each entry carries the date it was last checked because appellation rules change.

The designation is confirmed above. WineHQ has not read this appellation’s production specification, so it publishes no yields, ageing minima or permitted-variety lists for it — those come from the document linked above, not from a summary of it.

What to eat, and how to serve it

Derived from this region’s signature styles. Each is listed separately, because a region does not have one serving temperature.

Jumilla Monastrell

Serve at 16–18°C (cool room temperature).

Try with roast chicken, fillet steak or grilled chicken.

Where to go next

Places worth trying if you like this one — neighbours, rivals, and the obvious step across.

  • Jumilla — A hot inland region in Murcia producing dense, affordable Monastrell.
  • Utiel-Requena — A high plateau inland from Valencia, and the world’s principal home of the Bobal grape.

Sources

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