Aranleón has been described as a "gravity flow winery." That's because the grapes come into the winery at sea level, then proceed down 9 meters where they are barreled and bottled. By keeping the grapes underground, the temperature and humidity is constant, and the wine is extraordinary.
The winery is located 60 miles from the Mediterranean coast. It boasts nearly 100 acres of private vineyards where Tempranillo, Bobal, Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Franc grapes are cultivated using organic methods. The fermentation process takes place in trullos dating back to 1927, which have been coated in epoxy, and in Hungarian and French oak barrels, depending on the type of grape. After being bottled, the wines are kept without labels in wine cages for at least 4 months before releasing them to market.
This wine is aged for 6 months in new American oak barrels. Some of its tasting notes: cherry-red color with plum tones. Aromas of wild red currant, blackberry and other fruits of the forest. In the mouth, it has a toasted base and balanced tannins. Powerful, candied fruit, new oak, chocolate, toasted almonds. Tasty, spicy, mineral with mature tannins. Persistent, balanced and well-rounded.
Trusting nature's own balance, this wine is certified organic and named after an indigenous plant whose growth is encouraged between the rows of Aranleón's vines in the valley. The fruit is sourced from old Monastrell Tempranillo, non-irrigated bush vines and younger Cabernet Sauvignon on irrigated double cordon. After the harvest in October, the wine spends six months in 3-year seasoned Hungarian oak. Tasting notes: The color is intense ripe cherry red with a very distinctive nose of chocolate and balsamic fragrance enhanced by the violets of the Cabernet Sauvignon. The palate is medium tannic structure with fresh cherries and citric notes. The wine labels are also printed in Braille.
The Bodegas de Utiel sits 800 meters above the Mediterranean, where the wind, rain and terroir come together to create an ideal environment for winemaking. The winery capitalizes on this combination by crafting superior quality wines.
495 acres of the El Renegado estate are devoted to vineyards where Bobal, Tempranillo, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc grape varieties are grown. The winery itself lies at the center of this property, surrounded by vineyards. It boasts state-of-the-art wine making techniques and a variety of production methods, resulting in wines with a number of different "personalities." The distinct wines range from varietal wines that maintain all their freshness and aroma to wines with lengthy maceration processes whose body and character develop in oak barrels.
This wine is aged for 6 months in new American oak barrels. Some of its tasting notes: cherry-red color with plum tones. Aromas of wild red currant, blackberry and other fruits of the forest. In the mouth, it has a toasted base and balanced tannins. Powerful, candied fruit, new oak, chocolate, toasted almonds. Tasty, spicy, mineral with mature tannins. Persistent, balanced and well-rounded. Ideal accompaniment to meats, fishes, stews, rice and pasta.
Using Chardonnay grapes from Finca El Renegado, after a short period of cold maceration, a magnificent must is obtained. It is then fermented in new French oak barrels for three months, using a painstaking process to extract all its potential. The result is a wonderful white wine. Tasting notes: Straw-yellow color with golden tones. Clean and bright. A predominance of elegant and complex aromas, with fragrances of tropical fruits and vanilla from the new oak barrels. Well-rounded, structured and balanced. Harmonious on the palate. Due to the intensity of its flavors, this wine goes well with shellfish, fish of all of types and stews.
The wines of the Coviñas vineyards are products of a wide variety of influences. The altitude in the region ranges from 600-900 meters and the soil is an amazing blend of clay, limestone and sand. How could all these factors come together in perfect harmony? One taste provides the answer.
The fusion of 12 individual wineries has resulted in the Coviñas cooperative with 24,700 acres of vineyards in the region of Requena. It enjoys a Mediterranean climate with a continental influence, which provides for a good temperature range for growing grapes. Bobal, Cencibel, Macabeo, Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Chardonnay grape varieties are grown. Its modern facilities include a 3,500 square meter crianza warehouse, which can hold up to 10,000 barrels.
Produced from the Bobal grape, this rosé has a markedly fresh and fruity character. Its fresh rose color with violet glints is captivating, while the nose gives off intense aromas of red fruit against a floral base. In the mouth, it is fruity and seductive with a balanced acidity and wealth of sensations. It finishes with a long and pleasant aftertaste.
A single variety of wine produced from a selection of Merlot stocks whose fruits have been allowed to fully ripen. During the production process, the Aula Merlot Crianza is stored in new French, Hungarian and American oak barrels until it reaches the appropriate maturation. The wine reveals a brilliant cherry red color with hints of garnet. Its aroma maintains hints of the vine interwoven with aromas of cinnamon and vanilla. In the mouth, its spicy tones stand out. Velvety and oily, it gives way to an expansive and elegant aftertaste.
The wines of Dagón deliver a message of peace and complete harmony with nature. They pick and prune the grapes by the location of the stars and astrological signs. The vineyard “shares” the land with all living creatures, and the fields aren’t plowed until the nesting birds have flown away. All this creates “happy grapes” – and excellent wines.
The winery holds to a philosophy of respecting the land where the grapes are grown. That’s why Dagón vines are trained using the traditional “goblet” technique with no wires or other support. The vineyard’s 25 hectares are used to grow Bobal, Macabeo and Tempranillo grapes. Their completely natural production, without any use of additives or chemicals, resulted in it being the very first winery in Europe to have been awarded the Rainforest Alliance certification.
Cherry red color with high layer, a reddish tear with a purplish rim. An original perfumed nose of ripe black berries with green banana undertones, touches of violet, followed by wooden notes: menthols, toasted essences, pine nut and chocolate. On the palate, a long finish, fruity and full-bodied, classy and well balanced. An exclusive wine due to it's 66 month aging process in French and American oak barrels, and for its purity, as it is produced using only natural techniques, with no sulfites, and without added chemicals or employing enological techniques.
The grape used for this wine is harvested late in the season, 24 December. The over-ripening and natural processing, without sulfites and without the use of chemical additives or employing enology techniques, gives this sweet wine a unique flavor. It has a cherry color in its upper layers with an attractive reddish free-run juice. It brings with it berries, jammy black fruits, dates and ripe quince. Hints of licorice, cinnamon stick, vanilla and laurel. On the palate, it is full bodied, with a well-balanced acidity and lingering taste, somewhat greedy, with an exquisite finish of ripe fig and rich menthols.
The Dominio de la Vega winery is housed in the former "Casa del Conde" or House of the Count, from which the owners were able to recover the trullos and underground storage areas now used as cellars to age and repose their cavas and wines. The name of the winery comes from its closeness to the Magro River that forms a series of alluvial terraces with sandy and conglomerate soils and many clay and marl bands.
The 168 hectares of vineyards that surround the winery are used to grow indigenous varieties of Bobal, Garnacha, Tempranillo and Macabeo grapes that give to the wines their terroir expression, along with some Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah and Pinot Noir to add even more complexity and roundness.
Since its foundation, the winery has always tried to do things properly with great affection for the craft of winemaking. As a result, they produce "democratic" wines and cavas that offer pleasant sensations to all who taste them - connoisseurs and amateurs at the same time - at an unbeatable value.
This wine is made using a selection of low-production Bobal vineyards with an average age of 45 years. The grapes are cooled down to 10°C. Maceration before fermentation at 10°C for 72 hours with light mixing with no air. Controlled fermentation at 25°C for 12 days. The malolactic fermentation (creating a rounder, fuller taste) takes place in 500 liter barrels and lasts for 6 months.
Tasting notes: Intense red garnet with violet tones. In the nose it shows intensive and complex notes of red and black fruits, chocolate, ink with hints of balsamic. In the mouth, it is a fresh wine with a medium density, sweet tannins with a touch of red fruit.
70% Macabeo and 30% Chardonnay
This Cava (quality sparkling wine-champenoise method) has pale golden yellow color with touches of green. There is a steady stream of tiny pinpoint bubbles. It has great aromatic complexity of mature citrus fruits and plum with a honeyed smokiness. Viscous, light and pleasant, with a fine balance between acidity and sugar, the aromas are brought out in the finish. The maturation process of this cava starts with three months in new French oak barrels followed by an ageing in bottle for 20 months on its lees.
90 pts Robert Parker
Best Cava of Spain in 2003 and 2006
91 pts Peñín Guide (included in the Top 90 list of the "Best Wines of Spain")
One of the unique cultivation methods used at the Pago de Tharsys vineyard is to harvest the grapes at night. Harvesting in the evening when temperatures are low, around 12°C -13°C and the grapes' enzymatic activity is minimum, helps to avoid oxidation and preserve all their organoleptic potential. The result is a very enlightening wine experience.
The Pago de Tharsys vineyards include 13 hectares of vines where the following variety of grapes are grown: Merlot, Tempranillo, Bobal, Cabernet Franc, Bronx, Chardonnay, Macabeo and Perellada. It has its own climate-controlled rooms for producing cava and sparkling wines. Wines are matured in French and American oak barrels. Its products are exported to countries such as Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Holland, Denmark, Ireland, Russia, China and Japan.
Over 15,000 bottles of this wine are produced each year. It has been awarded a Quality Sparkling Wine certification, thanks in part to the stringent production process of the Bobal grapes that make this wine both distinctive and select. It is pale yet shiny, with fine and abundant bubbles emanating from the bottom of the glass, bringing with them a fragrant aroma of Mediterranean fruit, intermingled with subtle milky touches of toasted almonds and white flowers. In the mouth, it has a well-balanced acidity, full bodied and cheeky, with fresh fruit and exotic citrus notes on the finish.
This wine, of which 15,000 bottles a year are produced, was awarded the Silver Medal in Brussels. It is bottled in 0.75 liter Bordeaux bottles and is acknowledged for its bouquet. It has an elegant tasting nose marked by intense and clear aromas of ripe berries: raspberry, cherry, redcurrant, strawberry and blackberry. There is also a hint of rose and violet petals, spices and hints of roasted spices that envelope the mineral nuances.
Variety is the spice of life, and the same is true with wine. Anecoop uses its diversity to offer a wide range of wines. What's more, they are using the latest technology to continually explore new varieties. This must be working, because their wines are enjoyed in over 38 countries.
Anecoop is made up of six wineries within the Valencia and Utiel-Requena Designations of Origin. The wineries are Covibex, Virgen de Loreto, Vínica Chivana, Vinícola La Viña, San Pedro Apóstol and Cheste Agraria. Grape varieties such as Moscatel, Macabeo, Malvasía, Chardonnay, Tempranillo, Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Garnacha and Cabernet Franc are cultivated in over 1,200 acres of vineyards. The wineries focus on extracting the maximum potential from each type of wine according to the demands of their commercial markets.
Sight: Intense cherry red with ruby red hints. Clean and brilliant.
Nose: Clean and intense with spicy, mineral and balsamic notes wrapped in ripe red fruit aromas together with cedar wood notes.
Palate : Dry and balanced. All the notes apparent on the nore reappear.
Finish : Sweet tannins with an intense, highly persistent finish.
With an annual production of 1,000,000 bottles, this wine is surprising at first taste and always causes a reaction. It is notable for its low alcohol content (7.5°) and its natural sugar content from the grape juice - unusual in sparkling wines. Renowned critic, Robert Parker, awarded it 87 points and it has won the gold medal in the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles as well as the silver medal in the Challenge International de Bordeaux. Tasting notes: It has a light yellow appearance, clean and bright with thin and persistent bubbles. The nose is rich and extremely aromatic with very elegant notes of orange blossom and jasmine. In the mouth it is very tasty and pleasant with well-balanced sweetness. The finish is light, refreshing and complex.
In 1626 when Felipe IV realized the superior quality of the wines from the area of Turis's, he imposed a special tax due to the quality of our wines. Turis has been producing wine since the Iberian time and in 1920, 70 vine growers got together, with the only aim to produce quality wines and to get the best fruit out of their 200 hectares under vine, forming our Cooperative " La Baronia de Turis". Today the cooperative consists of "713" members, 1,000 hectares under vine and it is equipped with highest level of technology available in the wine industry .
With ISO 9001: 2000 certification supporting our quality management system and both IFS accreditation (Standard International Food) and BRC certification (British Retail Consortium) providing consumers and customers the highest quality control levels demanded of our wines.
When the 70 farmer friends founded La Baronia de Turis in 1920, they decided their door would be open day in day out, to customers and friends alike, with the aim of offering the best service and the best fruit from our vineyards.
During all these years of hard work, dedication and passion for what we do, we have adapted to the challenges set by the consumers, keeping at all times the personality and the style of our homeland.
Our greatest challenge is to achieve this through our wines and you will appreciate the determination and the passion we have at La Baronia de Turis family to produce the best wines in the region.
Three words can summarize our philosophy: respect, love and passion. Our respect for the land, love for our work and passion in the production of quality wines. To learn more visit: www.baroniadeturis.es
Grape Varieties: Moscatel de Alejandría.
Winemaking: We select the best grapes of Moscatel at ther arrival at the winery. After a short pelicular maceration of the paste under low temperatures to extract the characteristic aromas of this variety, there is an addition of wine alcohol, an the fermentation is stopped, and the natural sugars of the grapes are maintained.
Tasting notes: Straw yellow colour. In the nose it is intense and complex with reminiscences to floral aromas such as orange blossom, citrus fruits, honey, dry fruits and confectionary. Well integrated sugars with a fine fruity acidity. Silky and persistent in the mouth.
Serving suggestions: Perfect to be enjoyed with aperitifs, foie and blue cheeses. Ideal to consume at the end of a meal with sweets, desserts, cakes or on the rocks. Serve chilled at 7º.
Grape Varieties: Tempranillo, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon y Syrah.
Winemaking:Produced from grapes coming from our best vineyards with low yields and bunches with small fruit, hand picked and submitted to exhaustive controls. After a maceration in order to extract the maximum of color and aromas, the alcoholic fermentation takes place with selected yeasts and is temperature controlled. After the malolactic fermentation the wine is aged in french and east european oak barrels. Wine is then aged in bottle.
Tasting Notes: Bright cherry-red colour with aromas of red fruits, spices and wood coming from the oak. Mineral carácter. In the mouth it is balanced and round with long finish
Serving suggestions: Perfect to enjoy appetizers, cheeses, sausages, red meat, game and rice.... Serve at 16º-18º.
Bodegas El Villar is a Cooperative. It belongs to the 1,400 grape farmers who make up its membership. It was formed in 1971 from the fusion of four smaller cooperatives. We have a total of 1,400 hectares of vineyards and a total production of seven million bottles.
In 2001 Bodegas El Villar moved from the centre to a new state of the art 15,000 square metre winery built just outside the village. This was a 15 million Euro investment and makes Bodegas El Villar one of the best equipped wineries in the region with new stainless steel temperature controlled fermentation tanks, a new bottling line and temperature and humidity controlled barrel cellar.
The wines are sold throughout Spain and the rest of Europe where they have achieved an excellent reputation for quality.
To learn more, visit: www.elvillar.com
Ximo blanco is produced from 100% Semilln grapes which were hand picked when perfectly ripe from vineyards located in the Serrania del Turia mountains of inland Valencia.
Straw coloured with a green hue and golden reflections. The aroma is reminiscent of plums and honey with some citric tones. On the palate the wine is well balanced with good acidity while remaining soft and pleasant with hints of peaches and green apples.
Ximo Tempranillo is a modern, elegant wine from Valencia. The eye-catching design is a reflection of the contemporary style of the wine, full of fresh fruit aromas and vibrant colour.
On the nose it shows the pleasant floral undertones typical of Tempranillo. Full-bodied and easy-drinking it is rounded and soft on the palate and created to match a wide range of foods as well as being an ideal wine to drink on its own.
The origins of Cherubino Valsangiacomo date back to 1831, in Switzerland. That yer, Vittore Valsangiacomo founded a winery under his name in Chiasso in the Swiss canton of Ticino, next to the boder with Italy. It was the first family winery.
At the end of the 19th century, his son Cherubino Valsangiacomo decided to open a wine export company in Valencia and Alicante, since he was attracted by the logistec conditions of their ports and the excellent fruit of the land.
Like his father, Cherubino gave his name to the wineries. In 1890 the business became so important that Cherubino Valsangiacomo came to have different facilities in Chiva, Requena, Utiel, Monóvar, Yecla and El Grao de Valencia, the latter being the company headquarteres until 1997. That year, Cherubino made a commitment to future and quality and moved to Chiva, whose facilities providet the appropiate means for the treatment and storage of bulk wines. The are also equipped with a plant for the production of concentrated grape juice. All this has increased and improved the capacity of our facilities.
In 2002 the wineries were extended and modernized, and a new plant and bottling line were created. These introducted the best conditions and the most modern techniques for quality control in the production of our wines. This plant has a cellar with a storage capacity for 2,000 barrels.
Cherubino Valsangiacomo has owned San Juan land since 2010. The state is located in Utiel-Requena area close to Valencia city in the municipality of Requena, an ancestral area in red wine production. Wich this last investment, Cherubino has been working in order to archive the ulmost excellence in our wines by taking part in all the stage involved in the production process.
Today, the fifth generation of Valsangiacomo family is in charge of the direct management of the winery, demostrating our commitment to the future and the development of the winery. To lean more, visit: www.cherubino.es
MC Tempranillo 2009 reflects a new concept in Valencian Winemaking, stepping away from the traditional style of this wonderful Mediterranean region. Our target with this Tempranillo 2009 is not making a big big wine for obtaining lots of international awards/medals. Our aim is:
- A young, fresh, uncomplicated and amazing Tempranillo.
- A high quality wine controlled from the vineyard to the bottle.
- Modern and elegant packaging for this Tempranillo.
- Top Price/quality relation.
- Maximum expression of the terroir of Valencian land.
MC Tempranillo is unoaked so that you can open it conveniently chilled in summer time, which makes this wine suitable to the climatic situation of the very hot summers of Valencia. Of course you can drink it at red wine temperature in any country and climate.
Strongly recommended: open and drink this joyful Tempranillo.
MC Crianza 2006 is the big brother of MC Tempranillo. The winemaking idea behind this wine is to make a modern international wine with grapes grown in our Valencian Area. Bobal, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz conveniently blended should produce the following wine:
- Deep garnet picota colour red with a Valencia/international coupage of grapes.
- Big wine with twelve months of French oak ageing.
- Unfiltered for maintaining the personality of the Mediterranean vineyards. Deposits of tannins and colour could appear.
- Modern and elegant packaging for this Valencia high end wine.
- Maximum expression of the potential of our Mediterranean area for making a powerful and elegant wine.
MC Crianza 2006 is aged long time in French oak but it has become round and elegant with fine tannins due to the bottle ageing in our cellar.
Enjoy this wine for celebration. It has not to be a special day. Simply think that "today I want to drink a good wine".
The Perez-Pardo family comes from the Caroig Massif, a rugged, very mountainous area with deep ravines, broad valleys – and a very long tradition of wine making.
It is located in the southwest of the Province of Valencia, in the River Clariano district, which comes under the 'Valencia' Designation of Origin.
The Bodega was founded in 1999. Its motivation was that of building up a winery entirely based on our own vineyards, so as to produce wines by our own extensive work, beginning with our vines and ending with the satisfaction of the customers who taste our wines.
At present Bodegas Enguera possesses 160 hectares of its own vineyards, distributed between two specific areas. The first lies in the municipality of Fontanars dels Alforins, where we have approximately 60 hectares in the Casa Corones and Casa Lluch properties. The second is in the municipality of Enguera; there we have some 100 hectares located in various properties, the most important of which are the Antolín, Bañona, Benali, Toñuna and Venta Corrales. All our productions is certified Organic. To learn more visit: www.bodegasenguera.com
Built of a blend of Monastrell and Syrah. The grapes are picked at optimum ripeness. They then go through a very careful process of vinification.
The colour is a very dark cherry red, brilliant and clean, with beautiful, intense highlights. A clean bouquet that goes with top quality and hints at ripe red berries, almost like fruit compote. This is given an air of distinction by the toasted, spicy overtone that comes from aging in new French oak barrels.
On the palate these characterful flavours are underpinned by a perfect structure, with the harmony between fruit and wood being outstanding. A wine with smooth tannins and a long-lasting, rounded aftertaste.
• Type: Red, aged 14 months en barrels of new French oak
• Varieties: Monastrell 60%, Syrah 40%
• Alcoholic content: 14.5% alc/vol
• Serving temperature: 16-18 ºC
White wine from our vineyard in Casa Corones, in Alforins Valley.
The soil in this vineyard is white limestone. Its surprising whiteness on the surface gives its name to the entire region (Vall d'Albaida), where our valley is located. This limestone layer absorbs moisture like a sponge. When it dries up, the upper layers form a natural barrier, restricting evaporation. This reserve of moisture contributes to the roots development.
The soul of our wine is composed mainly by Verdil, indigenous Alforins variety. It is blended with Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier. The grapes are placed in a cool store for 15 days at -5ºC. It is partially fermented in new French Oak.
Type: White, partially oak fermented Varieties: 70% Verdil, 10% Sauvignon blanc, 10% Viognier, 10% Chardonnay Alcoholic content: 13% alc/vol Serving Temperature: 8-10 ºC