Montilla-Moriles

Montilla-Moriles is a wine region of Andalucia, Spain.

Pedro Ximénez leads the plantings, with Moscatel and Palomino alongside it.

Vines root into albariza and marl.

The climate is mediterranean.

Joven afrutado wine, fino wine and amontillado wine, plus three more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows rich and sweet, dried fruit and caramel, sweet with oxidative complexity and dark in color, plus one more.

Quality is codified by the DO (Denomination of Origin), which is worth reading off the label.

Producers worth knowing include Alvear, Bodegas Perez Barquero and Bodegas Toro Albala.

Pour them alongside cheeses, desserts, spicy dishes and chocolate.

Serve chilled.

In the glass.

Dessert wine: Rich and sweet, Dried fruit and caramel.

Amontillado: Sweet with oxidative complexity, Dark in color.

Oloroso: Rich and dark.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• DO (Denomination of Origin)

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Alvear 3 Miradas Vino de Pueblo, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
• Alvear Fino En Rama, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
• Alvear Pedro Ximenez 1927, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
• Alvear Pedro Ximenez de Anada, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
• Alvear Pedro Ximenez de Sacristia, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
• Alvear Pedro Ximenez Solera 1830, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
• Alvear Pedro Ximenez Solera 1927, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
• Alvear Solera Fundacion Amontillado, Montilla-Moriles, Spain

At the table.

• Cheeses
• Desserts
• Spicy dishes
• Chocolate

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve chilled.

Nearby regions.

Montilla-Moriles: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Spain, or the wider Andalucia guide.