D.O.5 HISPANOBODEGAS

D.O.5 Hispanobodegas is a group of wineries which produces and distributes quality wines from the most emblematic Officially Certified Winegrowing Regions of our country: Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Rueda.The group is made up of a set of three wineries: Bodegas Valdelacierva (Rioja), Viñedos y Bodegas Gormaz (Ribera del Duero) and Bodegas GarciGrande (Rueda).

Old vines, vineyards reborn. 

At our Viñedos y Bodegas Gormaz winery in Ribera del Duero in the province of Soria, history means something slightly different. What sets vineyards here apart is the age of the vines, their altitude and their soil, three factors which have turned this eastern end of Ribera del Duero in Soria into the home of very, very old pre-phylloxera vines….The wines we make here reflect all that Sorian richness and heritage which we are proud to have inherited. Lots of things have changed at this historic winery since it started out as one of the founding members of the Ribera del Duero appellation (Denominación de Origen). If there is anywhere where the value of terroir reaches its maximum expression it’s at Viñedos y Bodegas Gormaz (Gormaz Vineyards and Winery). Its old Sorian vineyards are spread across some 100 small estates grouped together in about 70 different sites which, rather like single vineyard plots, together form the vine stock which underpins the great wines made by this winery. The winery’s philosophy centres solely on a respect for the typicity and personality of the terroir, and the whole winemaking process is built around this approach.

At the same time, Bodegas Valdelacierva represents the vision of a winery searching for its own unique path, seeking out the best quality possible and an individual, highly personal approach to winemaking. It’s about working with vineyards in their natural raw state, untampered by any outside intervention which might modify its origin or character. In short, it’s about the Unique Vineyards category which really encapsulates how we make our most premium wines. Valdelacierva is more than just a winery. For some years now, the value, authenticity and personality of each of its vineyards has shone through in the DNA of its wines. Briones, Baños de Ebro, San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Tudelilla are the key villages where its vineyard plots are sited (in fact, Valdelacierva is one of the Riojan wineries with the highest number of Viñedo Singular, or Single Vineyard plots registered). The winery’s passion for careful, methodical winemaking and its terroir mean that excellence is a continual and intrinsic part of  winemaking at Valdelacierva, rather than just a result to be measured at the end of the process.

Garci Grande is a clear example and defender of the typicity of the Rueda Appelation of Origin. This winery’s philosophy is focused on the aromatic wines with a strong personality in the mouth. They aim for a good balance between fat and freshness that leaves the characteristic bitter taste of the Verd. Garcigrande began its winemaking approach in DO Rueda from the perspective of organic and sustainable vineyards.