Bullas – Murcia's mountain Monastrell

Venta del Pino vineyard

Long overshadowed by neighbouring Jumilla, this DO in south-eastern Spain is finding an advantage in its high elevation to produce vibrant red wines and some great whites from Macabeo. Come back tomorrow for details of a blind tasting of Bullas wines. Above, the vineyard in the heart of Venta del Pino that Bodegas del Rosario use for their 3000 Años bottling.

In the Spanish Mediterranean, between the provinces of Alicante (Comunitat Valenciana), Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) and Granada and Almeria (Andalucía), is an autonomous community known as the region of Murcia. It currently consists of a single province, Murcia, but its...