Dominio de las Abejas – Charles Martinez

Price Matrix

Stock Quantities

Mexico

Baja California

Wine

Red

The Facts

UPCs 2021 (12pk/750ml) - 9 350675 000166

Origins Mexico > Baja California > Valle de Ojos Negros

Appellation Valle de Ojos Negros

Varietal Malbec

Cepage 40% Malbec, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Syrah

Winemaking All grapes were picked and sorted by hand from the Dominio de las Abejas certified organic family estate. Selected grapes were then crushed and pressed into stainless steel tanks for fermentation. Once fermentation was complete the wine was aged for 12 months in a mixture of mainly 3rd and 4th use barrels of American oak and a small proportion of 1st use American oak. Each grape variety went through this process separately and the final blend was made in the end just before bottling. Sulfites: 70 ppm

Aging 12 months in mainly 2nd use and neutral oak barrels.

Alcohol by Volume 13.5%

Annual Production 1400 cases

Markets Texas

Trade and Media

Sales Sheet

Shelf Talker

The Character

Overall Medium bodied and fresh with a touch of oak

Aromas Deep and brooding dark fruits, vanilla from the barrels and cassis, spice box above.

Mouthfeel Round and generous with bright fruit and excellent balance.

Tasting Notes A blend that leads with Malbec, this is quite a bit denser than the other two reds for this estate but it’s far from lacking grace and elegance, but rather shows how the style they developed in the Abejas line translates when developed in a more full bodied style. An incredibly well made wine for this or any price, 2024 marks the first year it will be imported into the US and we expect it to quickly become a market favorite in the years to come.

Selling Point Organic farming, native ferment, clean natural wine.

Pairings Chicken dishes, spicy rich sauces, pasta, and tacos

Sustainability Certified Organic, Vegan, Green Practicing, Sustainable In Practice, Minimal Intervention / Augmentation, Natural Fermentation

The Story

The Charles Martinez name is an homage to the grandmothers of the family whose names (because of the
tradition of passing on the patrilineal rather than matrilineal names to each successive generation) have been lost. Had the mother’s last names rather than the father’s been kept the family’s last name would have been Charles Martinez. The wine is intended to honor the mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers as it was
through them that the family lines continued and were born.
The alebrije, (or nahual) figure on the label is a magical being of the Zapoteca culture which believes that these our our first guides in the afterlife, and in many ways act like the first guides we have in life: our mothers.

About Dominio de las Abejas

Producer Story

Founded in 2015, this is one of the first wineries in Mexico to be based fully in Valle de Ojos Negros, and also one of very few to have vineyards certified organic by the CCOF.

Producer Story

Founded in 2015, this is one of the first wineries in Mexico to be based fully in Valle de Ojos Negros, and also one of very few to have vineyards certified organic by the CCOF.