The Vineyards
With our clear conviction that wines are made in the vineyard, a lot of time was spent searching forunique vineyards that could provide us with exceptional grapes.
We traveled all over, kilometers and kilometers throughout the region, until we finally found five very specific and unique areas, from where we could draw the true nature of the great Castilla y León wine region. The first zone that we started working with (beginning in 1998), is located in the town of Baños de Valdearados in the province of Burgos, in the Ribera del Duero D.O. The second region is located in the province of Segovia, in the hills near the Caserío de San José region, in the Valtiendas D.O. The third area is located in the province of Zamora in the town of San Román de Hornija, a town located in the Toro D.O. The fourth region located in the town of Trigueros del Valle, a town in the Cigales D.O. The fifth area is located near Gumiel del Mercado, a town also located in the Ribera del Duero D.O.
ZONE 1
Leaf, Fire, Red, Summer, Bitter, South, Heat, Joy, Touch.
Baños de Valdearados, Ribera del Duero, Burgos.
A 8.3 hectare vineyard, divided into 17 plots, many of them called “alanzadas” (containing 200 vines).
These vineyards were planted in 1906 and 1948.
VARIETAL: Aragonese.
CLONE: Primitivo Aragonese.
ROOT STOCK: Original. Direct planted.
SOIL: Fine texture, clay based.
SUBSOIL: Coarse texture, limestone.
ROCK BASE: Limestone, loam.
LOCATION: Northern plateau, Burgos province, 970 meters altitude.
ORIENTATION: East-West on slopes and terraces.
PLANTING DENSITY: 1,600 vines/Ha.
MANAGEMENT STYLE: Head trained.
VINE DENSITY: 2.5 X 2.0 Framework and staggered.
YIELD: Average of 1200 kg/Ha.
ZONE 2
Flower, Earth, Yellow, Between Seasons, Sweet, Central, Moisture, Worry, Desire.
Caserio de San José San José, Valtiendas, Segovia.
Located on a single plot 3 hectares in size. Planted in an organic style using the “clone of the Valtiendas páramo”, the legacy of our ancestors.
The vineyard was planted in 1956.
VARIETAL: Tempranillo
CLONE: Native clones.
ROOT STOCK: Original. Direct planted.
SOIL: Pebble or alluvial.
SUBSOIL: Mixted coarse texture, limestone and medium texture.
ROCK BASE: Granite.
LOCATION: Northern plateau, Segovia province, 870-890 meters altitude.
ORIENTATION: North – South.
PLANTING DENSITY: 2,222 vines/Ha.
MANAGEMENT STYLE: Head trained.
VINE DENSITY: 3 X 1.5
YIELD: Average of 2500 kg/Ha.
ZONE 3
Fruit, Metal, White, Autumn, Umami, Westerly, Dryness, Sadness, Smell.
San Román de Hornija, Toro, Zamora.
Split into 3 plots for a total of 6.4 hectares. We divide the vineyard into 5 parcels based on their orientation and layout.
The vines were planted between 1930 and 1940.
VARIETAL: Tempranillo, Grenache and Petit Verdot.
CLONE: Original, native.
ROOT STOCK: Original. Direct planted.
SOIL: Sandy loam covered with pebbles (gravel).
SUBSOIL: Mix coarse sandy texture and medium clay texture.
ROCK BASE: Limestone, loam.
LOCATION: San Román de Hornija, 720 meters altitude.
ORIENTATION: Northeast.
PLANTING DENSITY: 1,111 vines/Ha.
MANAGEMENT STYLE: Head trained.
VINE DENSITY: 3 X 3
YIELD: Average of 1500 kg/Ha.
ZONE 4
Root, Water, Blue, Winter, Salty, North, Cold, Fear, Hearing.
Trigueros del Valle, Cigales, Valladolid.
Divided into 4 plot totaling 2.5 hectares. These are split into 7 parcels based on orientation and layout. The vines were planted between 1935 and 1950.
VARIETAL: Tempranillo.
CLONE: Aragonese.
ROOT STOCK: 110R.
SOIL: Alluvial clay loam, sandy clay.
SUBSOIL: Deep clay limestone.
ROCK BASE: Limestone, loam.
LOCATION: Northern plateau, Valladolid province, 780 meters altitude.
ORIENTATION: East-West.
PLANTING DENSITY: 1,222 vines/Ha.
MANAGEMENT STYLE: Head trained.
VINE DENSITY: 2.5 X 1.7
YIELD: Average of 2200 kg/Ha.
ZONE 5
Stem, Wood, Green, Spring, Acid, East, Wind, Anger, Sight.
Gumiel del Mercado, Ribera del Duero, Burgos.
A single farm called “Caminata” totaling 2.00 hectares, located in a limestone wasteland of the Ribera del Duero.
The vineyard was planted in 1998.
