You can't judge a book by its cover or a wine by its label yet as lame as it sounds what got my attention first with El Molinet was its label displaying a windmill.
US importer Grapes of Spain calls it a tribute to Tempranillo started by Aurelio Cabestrero of Grapes of Spain and winemaker Joaquin Galvez (pictured below) under the D'Este Vino label.
They went against the grain as up until they tried they note that popular opinion thought "that Valencia is too warm for Tempranillo,
the cooperative has planted the varietal at a range of altitudes from
300 to nearly 900 meters above sea level, at these high altitudes, the
Tempranillo ripens slowly developing a tremendous aromatic potential.
The lower altitude vines take advantage of cooling sea breezes and the
higher altitude vines cooler night to maintain and develop those
aromatic qualities."
Grapes come from the La Viña Cooperative in Valencia.
I bought a bottle of the 2007 Vintage which is 85% Tempranillo with 15% Cabernet added they offer to keep the style of El Molinet consistent from year to year.
Ask me for a one liner on it and I would say, El Molinet, Cool Windmill Label, Good Everyday Juice.
Retails around $13