Late montanera (foraging period), regular rainfall, an abundance of acorns from the cork forests and holm oaks, lush vegetation throughout the grazing and forage land, mild temperatures, utmost tranquillity.
Joselito Ham 2019 has multiple shades of red, an infiltration that flows into the meat and enhances its flavour. Delicate but deep and balanced floral and honey aromas.
The heavens blessed us with great rainfall in this montanera, cool temperatures, an abundance of grass and acorns. In its preparation and subsequent tasting, this exceptional montanera will help us to understand the ecosystem of the dehesa.
It displays a special brightness, a nutty, hazelnut aroma, with a very complex bouquet that makes you want to return to recall its origins, the fields and countryside.
Late montanera, mustard flowers in the autumn, irregular rainfall, cold January and February, well-preserved acorns full of monounsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants.
Firm texture, garnet colour, infiltrated fat that melts on the tongue, aroma of sun-dried grass, tasty and incisive.
Melting fat with high antioxidant content, persistent flavours. Aroma of Dehesa pasture lands, flowery, deep and warm.
Calm, peaceful montanera, with regular rainfall and pleasant temperatures. Abundance of pasture and acorns.
Fat that melts in the mouth, silky and pleasant. Smooth texture. Firm muscle, infiltration that blends seamlessly.
Relaxing aroma, vegetal background with green apple, very subtle, penetrates all five senses. Season with mild and humid temperatures.
Intense, bright color, aroma of humid earth and dried fruit.
Spicy aromas and strong flavor. Fine texture and complexity in the union with the fat. It stands out for its persistence. Exceptional, extensive season with great abundance of rainfall.
Balanced sensations, fat between golden and pinkish with a soft and unctuous consistency.
Consistent but with freshness. Its flavor is smooth, alternating sweet and salty in perfect harmony. Fragrance that recalls the aroma of the Mediterranean forest. Add mild temperatures and regular rainfall in the forest. Fruity dominance.
Very expressive. Fruit in ocher tones. Saline and smooth attack on the palate with a dense but distinguished texture.
Concentration of aromas with a predominance of oily character. Intense and warm aroma of dry grass and hazelnut. Early season, characterized by a dry and warm environment throughout the fall. Great luminosity and fruit predominance.
Sensations of ripe fruit on the nose together with oily aromas and nuts, on an original vegetal background.
Balanced, serious and powerful on the palate, with iodized and spicy memories that accompany a homogeneous and well-bound fat. Season characterized by abundant rainfall, with a predominance of apple green that encourages the movement of the Joselito pig. Unripe fruit tones.
Ripe fruit of an intense and dark green tone. Fresh and melting aroma, balanced, conveys a sensation of fruity water.
Strong on the palate, melting fat and firm muscle fibers. Delicious sensation that stands out for its harmony and authenticity. Slow season with regular rainfall and temperatures that were falling steadily, the fruit matured through the months of October and November, reaching its zenith in December and January.
Ripe fruit with earthy and orange tones. On the nose we are attacked by an acute concentration of aromas, nuts, hazelnuts, sun-dried hay.
The melting fat at the mouth entrance has great strength. Alternate sweet and savory flavors in perfect harmony. It highlights your personality. Late season with irregular rainfall from December to March, mild temperatures that favored the conservation of the fruit.
On the nose we are attacked by an extraordinary concentration of aromas, very balanced, aroma of moist earth and dried fruit.
Delicious fat that is distributed between muscle fibers and firm texture. Flavor of nuts, hazelnut and oil. Its complexity and lightness in fat stand out. Season with irregular rainfall offset by cool temperatures, which favored the conservation of the fruit until March. Ripe fruit of ocher tones.
Early season, with abundant rains in the pasture. Mild temperatures and lots of grass in the field.
Ripe dark green fruit. Vegetable background with sensations of ripe fruit on the nose. Soft and melting on the palate, it has a refined and fine fat. Alternate sweet and savory flavors in perfect harmony. His personality and tremendous persistence stand out.
Golden to pinkish fat with a soft and unctuous consistency.
Meat with a variation of tones from deep red to pale pink, with numerous infiltrations of bright marbled fat that melts on the palate. Its flavor is smooth and delicate, slightly sweet in the attack, surprising the unctuousness of its fat melting sublimely on the palate. Lots of personality and tremendous persistence. Year of mild temperatures and moderate rains.
Fruit of brown tones. Maximum fruit drop in October and early December. Great production in the Spanish southwest.
Warm and deep aroma reminiscent of acorn dried near the fire. Intense color. Smooth texture. Nuances reminiscent of the aroma of the Mediterranean forest. Early campaign season, the fruit began to fall in early October. Irregular weather, low rainfall and cool temperatures.
Unique and exceptional year. The initial rains and cold temperatures determined a fruit of green and ocher tones.
Unmatched balance in nature, fruit and grass in perfect synchrony. Warm and deep flavor, very powerful attack on the palate, with hints of fire-dried fruit, intense and with a soft texture. Presence of the fifth primary flavor, umami. Persistent and broad feeling.
Intense and warm aroma of dry grass and acorn. Very expressive. Saline and smooth attack in the mouth, with a dense but distinguished texture. Exuberance of aromas and flavors with a predominance of oily character. Balanced and stately as a whole.
Season characterized by intense rainfall, with a predominance of apple green in the pasture that encourages the movement of the pig. Most washed fruit in amber green tone. In a habitat overflowing with nature, the perfect climatic combination of sun and water, the season stood out for its great luminosity.
In an environment of growing nature, we had a perfect combination of sun and water this season, which stood out for its luminosity.
Fruit of amber green color. Intense and warm aroma of dry grass. Very expressive. Soft and salty on the palate, with a dense and elegant texture, special. Great variety of flavors and aromas, with a certain oily accent. A particularly balanced set.
Sensations of ripe fruit on the nose, along with oily and dried fruit aromas, on an original vegetal background.
Serious, powerful and broad on the palate, with iodized and spicy hints that accompany a homogeneous and well-bound fat. Its optimal point of salt lengthens the journey in the mouth and enhances the complexity of the ham. Season characterized by intense rainfall, with a predominance of apple green in the field, which encourages the movement of the pig. Washed fruit in green tone.
Wax and saline notes, with faint hints of leather on the nose. Ethereal and subtle, without needing to be too intense.
Firm and melting on the palate, it has a refined and fine fat. Strong and long, it alternates sweet and salty flavors in perfect harmony. His personality and tremendous persistence stand out. Early and colorful season, with an abundance of floral elements in the Mediterranean forest. Mild temperatures and moderate rainfall. Ripe fruit with ocher tones.