The harvest is not a fixed date. It is the decision to cut when the berry has sugar, acidity and a ripe pip. In Jumilla it usually falls at the end of summer or the start of autumn; late-ripening Monastrell asks for patience.
Dry farming and judgement
A dry year advances; a cool September delays. The winemaker tastes the must in the field, not only the hydrometer. Harvest too soon and you get green; too late, jam.
In the house
Three generations have learned not to rush. The winery visit tells that gesture: from bunch to vat, without theatre, with the same pulse as 1922.