Bodegas Sierra Salinas was founded in 2000 by the Castaño family of Yecla. Since 2013, the philosophy of the Miñano and Gómez families has been to restore focus on the vineyards, by converting all of them to organic and dry farming. The temptation in such an arid climate as Alicante is to irrigate, but dry farming in this zone forces the root structures to grow deep and produces bunches with a tremendous natural balance of phenolic ripeness and healthy pH. They have also minimized the impact of new oak barrique in their wines, and at this price point, are creating a completely unique style of Monastrell from Alicante. Jorge Ordóñez Selections began to represent Bodega Sierra Salinas in the United States in July of 2018.
| COUNTRY | Spain |
| REGION | Valencia |
| APPELLATION(S) | Alicante DO |
| PROPRIETORS | Castaño family |
| FOUNDED | 2000 |
| WINEMAKER | José Ramón Gago |
| ANNUAL PRODUCTION | |
| FARMING (SUSTAINABLE, ORGANIC, BIODYNAMIC) |
Conventional |
The winery is located in Sierra Salinas, which was named after and is subjected to landscapes of astronomical beauty. The winery is surrounded by a total of 92 hectares where of lush farmland coexists in harmony on the slopes ranging between 650-680 meters above sea level.
Today 52 hectares of vineyards are destined for the cultivation of the vine, of which 42 are of Monastrell grape in glass with ages over 30 years and 10 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon, Alicante Bouschet, and Petit Verdot, planted in system of trellis and glass.
