Dry white wines, Moscatel

• Exhibitor: Bodega A. Muñoz Cabrera DIMOBE
• Brand name: El Lagar de Cabrera
• Sector: DO Sierras de Málaga

The variety Moscatel de Alejandría is grown in the sunstruck area of Axarquía (eastern part of Málaga), a mountainous region with impressive rugged hills on soils covere with decomposing shale. The climate is warm and dry.The grapes are picked manually and kept in crates. The fruit is collected before the berries start drying on the vine to obtain aromatic musts with a suficient level of acidity which will give the wine its character and freshness. Only free-run must is used.

Bodegas Dimobe is a 4th generation family business established in 1927 in Moclinejo. Dedicated from the beginning to the elaboration of muscatel wine with the grapes from its own vineyards, currently produces a wide range of wines (dry white, rosé, red, sparkling and sweet wines) and vermouths. It has opted resolutely for the quality product from a superior quality grapes, thanks to the treatment that the producers give to the grapes in the same vineyard. This work is completed with the careful elaboration carried out in the winery. Another of the bets that it carries out in recent years is to offer a unique experience based on wine tourism, combining the best of the vineyard of the region of the Axarquia with an unforgettable visit to the centenary facilities that the winery has in Moclinejo.