VLC0422RW
Pico del Castro
2022
Ribera del Duero
Organic Farming
Wild yeasts
Low Sulphur
Vegan
Ribera del Duero is located in the northwest of the country, about two hours north of Madrid, in the center of Castilla y León - Spain’s largest state. Ribera del Duero runs from the east of Aranda del Duero west towards Valladolid. Its name translates as riverbanks of the Duero, with the region’s vineyards flanking the Duero River to the north and south, stretching up to the limestone cliffs where the valley intersects with the Meseta Central - a plateau that rises between 700 and 1,000 meters above sea level. Nearly 95 percent of the DO is planted with Tempranillo. Approximately 35 percent of those vines are 25 years old or older, including about 323 hectares of vines that are more than 100 years old. Ribera del Duero has a Mediterranean climate influenced by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, but the region also experiences a high degree of continentality, marked by long, cold winters and hot, dry summers.
The story of Vinicola La Calera starts in 2008, when business partners Javier del Blanco and César Arranz established 3 Ases Vinos, with two capital partners to produce wines in Ribera del Duero. Initially they bought in grapes (a common practice in Ribera del Duero), and rented a space in a winery to produce the wines. Since then they have bought their own winery and a small 3ha plot of Tempranillo. Eventually, due to conflicts of interests (the partners wanting to go bigger and more commercial and introducing new oak) they split with their capital partners to allow them to focus on what they really want to do – small production, fresh and expressive wines. They currently produce 2 wines – 3 Ases and Pico del Castro, but a recent purchase of some dry farmed, bush planted 100 year old vines, they plan to produce a tiny production, single plot wine. 500-1000 bottles max!
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VLC0422RW
Vinicola la Calera
Pico del Castro
2022
Ribera del Duero
Organic Farming
Wild yeasts
Low Sulphur
Vegan
Ribera del Duero is located in the northwest of the country, about two hours north of Madrid, in the center of Castilla y León - Spain’s largest state. Ribera del Duero runs from the east of Aranda del Duero west towards Valladolid. Its name translates as riverbanks of the Duero, with the region’s vineyards flanking the Duero River to the north and south, stretching up to the limestone cliffs where the valley intersects with the Meseta Central - a plateau that rises between 700 and 1,000 meters above sea level. Nearly 95 percent of the DO is planted with Tempranillo. Approximately 35 percent of those vines are 25 years old or older, including about 323 hectares of vines that are more than 100 years old. Ribera del Duero has a Mediterranean climate influenced by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, but the region also experiences a high degree of continentality, marked by long, cold winters and hot, dry summers.
The story of Vinicola La Calera starts in 2008, when business partners Javier del Blanco and César Arranz established 3 Ases Vinos, with two capital partners to produce wines in Ribera del Duero. Initially they bought in grapes (a common practice in Ribera del Duero), and rented a space in a winery to produce the wines. Since then they have bought their own winery and a small 3ha plot of Tempranillo. Eventually, due to conflicts of interests (the partners wanting to go bigger and more commercial and introducing new oak) they split with their capital partners to allow them to focus on what they really want to do – small production, fresh and expressive wines. They currently produce 2 wines – 3 Ases and Pico del Castro, but a recent purchase of some dry farmed, bush planted 100 year old vines, they plan to produce a tiny production, single plot wine. 500-1000 bottles max!
