Primitivo Quiles

  • Alicante, Spain
Primitivo Quiles

Señor Don Primitivo Quiles is one of the great figures of Spanish wine. His bodega in Monovar, established in 1780, is the oldest in Alicante, if not in all the comunidad Valenciana. They have been a family-owned winery for over 100 years and maintain of the oldest soleras on the market, dating back to 1892. Their wines are highly valued treasures in wine cellars all over Europe and a source of pride for the winemaking industry in Alicante.

The Fondillon is 100% Monastrell harvested in late October or November then placed in a solera system that began in 1948. The Cono 4 is a joven style made in large cono foudres, and represents a great expression of the warm Alicante climate yet also very earthy and complex: it's also one of the best deals in our book!

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Image Producer PRODUCT Description Country / Region

DB7760-20
Sustainable
Primitivo Quiles Cono 4
2020
Monastrell
Monastrell made in eighty-year-old conofors (think dairy tanks but made of American oak). Filtered by gravity and, following tradition,...
Spain

DB7760-22
Sustainable
Primitivo Quiles Cono 4
2022
Monastrell
Monastrell made in eighty-year-old conofors (think dairy tanks but made of American oak). Filtered by gravity and, following tradition,...
Spain

DB7554-16
Sustainable
VM:91
Primitivo Quiles Raspay Tinto
2016
Monastrell
100% Monastrell from 80-year-old vines that have grown resistant to the Mediterranean heat of Alicante. The grapes are hand-harvested,...
Spain

DB7555-48
Sustainable
JG:94 WA:93 VM:93
Primitivo Quiles Fondillon
1948
Monastrell
100% Monastrell a.k.a. Mourvédre. A dry wine made from fruit harvested at the end of October and beginning of November, allowing the grapes...
Spain

DB0787-NV
Sustainable
Primitivo Quiles Vermouth
NV
Monastrell made in 80-year-old conofors (think dairy tanks but made of American oak). The base wine is macerated with fennel, sage, clove,... Spain