The wines 12 Linajes Reserva 2014 and Valdelacierva Reserva 2014, from Hispanobodegas, will be available from October in the Duty Free shops in the Spanish airports of the Peninsula and the Canary Islands. With this new project, the two wineries from Hispanobodegas are positioned within the ranking of the brands selected by the airports to represent Spanish wines in their Rioja (Valdelacierva) and Ribera del Duero (Viñedos y Bodegas Gormaz) categories. Furthermore, the project is very important for the Group and gives it the opportunity to have an international showcase in the airports with a big percent of capacity and visitors. Expanding value and exclusivity to travellers from all over the world, in addition to offering limited edition wines born form the terroir and old vines in the Ribera del Duero Soriana and Rioja regions, is a fantastic way to keep working on the value of the brand and the quality of the wines, says the Marketing Manager of the Group, Raquel Ruiz.
Dufry is leader in the sale of high- end products at airports in Spain and it offers a unique shopping experience for national and international travellers who visit their shops wanting to find the most representative products of each country.
About 12 Linajes Reserva 2014
It is a wine from Viñedos y Bodegas Gormaz and the Denomination of Origin Ribera del Duero, born from a selection of plots with old strains of more than 80 years in Miño, Ines and Atauta and at an altitude of between 905 and 960 meters. The harvest is done manually, then the grape arrives to the winery, where the selection of the grape and its handmade production, ensured by the winemaker María José García, will begin. 25% of the newly finished wine performs its malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels. Wine aging is 24 months in new French oak (70%); American (15%) of one year and (15%) of two years with refinement in bottle for at least 18 months.With a complex nose, predominance of mineral notes in a background of cherry jam combined with a subtle blend of roasted and smoked background. Powerful palate but with a step of silky and well-balanced tannins that make up a final that feels fatty with mineral and candied aftertaste. 12 Linajes Reserva has an elegant image, sophisticated and with personality, while the wine is represented in gold, accompanied by rescued symbols of the 12 Linajes shields, seal of the wealth oh Soria’s history.
About Valdelacierva Reserva 2014
Valdelacierva Reserva, from Bodegas Valdelacierva, is synonym of elegance and sophistication and an image with the essence of the winekamer, Emma Villajos. With a limited production of 40.000 bottles, it is a unique Reserva. It was born in vineyards of more than 50 years old and produced from a manual harvest, it has an aging of 24 months in American and French oak barrels and an after aging in bottle for 12 months. With an intense and complex nose, a moving cup is very harmonious with mineral notes typical of the terroir, dairy and ripe fruit due to its aging. The palate is sweet and wide on the entry. Its journey through the centre of the mouth is well structured and elegant. Its velvety and unctuous finish brings the dairy and mineral notes of its complex nose back.
About Hispanobodegas
It is a small winery Group which distributes quality wines from three of the most emblematic Denominations of Origins in Spain: Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Rueda, which together represent around 45% of the wine with Denomination of Origin in Spain. The Group is 100% Spanish property and its formed by Bodegas Valdelacierva (Rioja), Bodegas Gormaz (Ribera del Duero) and Bodegas GarciGrande (Rueda). What is more, the Group has its own distribution in Mexico, United States and China.
Bodegas Valdelacierva presents Valdelacierva Crianza 2016 5! Renques, the new image of the flagship wine of the winery. This new project is the result of the hard work of transmitting and teaching what Bodegas Valdelacierva is: a winery for working that has its roots in the countryside, the vineyard and in that traditional tilling that is still used in Rioja.
The new Valdelacierva Crianza label represents a very traditional term in Rioja: Renques, which are the rows of vines that form the vineyards on an estate. The set of Renques and the number 5, together with the strains and production, give us the total bottles of this aging.
With this new addition, the wines from Valdelacierva continue to work on the brand’s approach, which unites all the elements that define it under the same quality concept: the land, the cultivation, the vineyard and the value. With the launch of the new image of this wine, Bodegas Valdelacierva closes the family of wines: Valdelacierva rosé; Valdelacierva reserva, Valdelacierva reserva limited edition and two singular vineyard: Valdelacierva garnacha and Valdelacierva grano a grano.
Valdelacierva Crianza 5! Renques, the details
Bodegas Valdelacierva has managed a symbiosis between land and design, which results in the concept 5! Renques. In maths, 5! It is a factorial function that leads us to multiply 5x4x3x2x1 = 120, number of renques that we have in the estates of this crianza. This, together with the average of strains and their production, gives us the total bottles of the 2016 harvest of Valdelacierva Crianza.
The label shows a simple and elegant line, but at the same time gives and informal and remarkable image, where we find the brand in the first place and a discreet 5! Renques, accompanied by a detailed representation of them, and the variety of wine “Solo Tempranillo”. Valdelacierva Crianza closes its image with soft lines where it gives prominence to the Denomination of Origin and the harvest. The perfect balance is achieved with the red capsule of short format or “cap” that leaves the quality of its natural cork.
As everything coming the land, the new image of Valdelacierva Crianza has a meaning of value, authenticity and the DNA of the winery.
In the publication, the award-winning winemaker recalls how she has managed to overcome the obstacles of her career and how she became with Viñedos y Bodegas Gormaz a reference in the Ribera del Duero Soriana. Quality, excellence and work are three words that she remembers day by day. She also comments the new project in the winery, which includes the construction of a unique space for the production of limited edition wines such as 12 Linajes Finca los Arenales and 12 Linajes Grano a Grano. María José García is in charge of producing exquisite wines from old and preiloxeric vines, such as the now famous 12 Linajes range, which has recently received vegan certification and has won international awards such as 93 points in Wine Enthusiast + Editor’s Choice for 12 Linajes Reserva or 95 points for 12 Linajes Finca los Arenales in the latest edition of Guía Peñín.
The publication Vinos y Restaurantes includes the young winemaker from Bodegas Valdelacierva (D.O.Ca Rioja) in the article “Ladies of wine and gastronomy”, which honors women who thanks to their vision and excellence in their work, have managed to change the Spanish landscape.
Emma Villajos remembers how her passion for wine started as her philosophy based on Value and terroir. She also mentions the new investment projects in the winery and describes her dynamic nature that has led her to work with great professionals, including women and men.
The wines of Bodegas Valdelacierva D.O.Ca. Rioja have managed to be, thanks to hard work, national and international awarded wines. This year alone, Valdelacierva Grano a Grano has been the Revelation wine 2019 and Valdelacierva Reserva, a tempranillo that in the first vintage has received 91 points in Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, just to mention some of them . In addition, Valdelacierva Garnacha (Finca Montepedriza) and Valdelacierva Grano a Grano (Finca Canto Gordo) wines have recently entered the category of Singular Vineyard and all wines produced by this young, but very experienced winemaker, have received the certification of vegan wine .
Valdelacierva Grano a Grano and Valdelacierva Garnacha wines have entered into the exclusive “Singular Vineyard” club, the new and highest quality category of the D.O.Ca Rioja. The two Top wines from Bodegas Valdelacierva have been selected, along with a small number of other wines, thanks to the uniqueness of their production and origin.
Valdelacierva Grano a Grano, Finca Cantogordo and Valdelacierva Garnacha, Finca Montepedriza are distinguished as exquisite and artisan wines thanks to its unique environment and limited production.
With this new achievement, the winemaker Emma Villajos, alma mater of the winery, passionately follows the steps of her philosophy, based on producing wines with the highest quality and Value, always respecting the terroir and the firstborn elements that compose it.
About the wines “Singular vineyard”
Valdelacierva Grano a Grano, which was recently named as Revelation Wine 2019 by Vivir el Vino Magazine, was born in Finca Cantogordo in vineyards of over 35 years old and with a yield of just 1,600 kg / ha. The essential characteristic of this limited edition wine of just 1,077 bottles is its thorough production, since its grape has been grained manually, grain by grain, and an aging of 14 months in 500-liter French oak.
Valdelacierva Garnacha, with a limited production of only 3,100 bottles, has been produced from a manual harvest in drawers at Finca Montepedriza in Tudelilla, in vineyards of over 75 years old and a yield of 2,500 kg / ha. The wine goes through a detailed work that involves 7 months of aging in 500-liter French oak.
The wine 12 Linajes Reserva 2014 has been valued with 93 points, while it has been named “Editor’s Choice” in the September edition of the American magazine Wine Enthusiast, one of the most renowned publications in the wine sector worldwide. The wine from Viñedos and Bodegas Gormaz has been uploaded to the podium as the only one of the D.O. Ribera del Duero to receive such a high score, which reaffirms the excellence and philosophy of the winery, based on respect for the terroir and the handmade production.
12 Linajes Reserva 2014 was born from a meticulous production, headed by the winemaker María José García, who with the help of a young and dynamic team, creates a wine coming from old vines in the most extreme zone in Ribera del Duero. The limit of its pre-philloxhera vineyard, the microclimates, as well as the altitude and the conditions of the surroundings, give the opportunity to produce wines full of personality, wines from Viñedos and Bodegas Gormaz.
All the awards of 12 Linajes Reserva:
The newspaper Expansión published on the supplement “Fuera de Serie” the best 15 wines to enjoy during the summer. Our Valdelacierva Garnacha Magnum has been selected for a picnic day. “the luxury in a picnic does exist, and it has the name of a Rioja wine”.
The wines of Viñedos y Bodegas Gormaz (Ribera del Duero), Bodegas Valdelacierva (Rioja) and Bodegas GarciGrande (Rueda) receive the vegan certification.
Vegans exclude from their diet anything that comes from animal origin.
Madrid, June 2019.- Viñedos y Bodegas Gormaz, Bodegas Valdelacierva and Bodegas GarciGrande present their vegan wines. The wines 12 Linajes, Valdelacierva and Garcigrande have the necessary standards of excellence to receive the European certification, thanks to its production which excludes any ingredient of animal origin.
Can vegans drink wine?
In order to know the answer we must first know more about them:
Wines, like other food, at some point in their production use jelly or animal products, for example, for the settling of musts.
If you are vegan but do not want to miss the opportunity to taste wines from the Ribera del Duero Soriana, 12 Linajes offers wines that are born from the terroir, from old and pre-phylloxera vineyards with a limited production with aging in French and American oak barrels, with a very intense and balanced nose in the mouth.
For those looking for different D.O.Ca Rioja wines who follow the mindfulness trend as a philosophy of life, Valdelacierva offers wines that were born from an artisanal production, with aromas of ripe red fruits sweet and full bodied with silky tannins, followed by a balanced mouthfeel and a long, rich aftertaste.
For the new generations, who care about choosing products that do not affect the environment, the GarciGrande range offers young and fresh D.O. Rueda wines, with vegetable aromas of fresh herbs and stone fruit and subtle entry into the mouth.
Bodegas Valdelacierva and Viñedos y Bodegas Gormaz will present the wines of 12 Linajes, Navas 1212, Valdelacierva, Campo Alto and Zelos at the Italian fair.
Hispanobodegas will participate in the Pollenzo B2B wine event, which will take place in Pollenzo (Piemonte, Italy) from June 11th to the 12th. In the event, organized by Elledue, 40 wineries will participate: 36 Italian, 3 Spanish, and 1 French. Among the importers, there will be 36 potential customers from the following countries: Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Spain, United States, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Russia, Switzerland and Ukraine.
The Australian magazine Gourmet Traveller Wine has chosen La Vinoteca, as the best tapas bar in Madrid, Spain. The bar, located in the Barrio de las Letras in the centre of Madrid, is the First Place in the magazine’s Top Ten, thanks to its wide variety of tapas and Spanish wines from the best areas, such as 12 Linajes D.O. Ribera del Duero, Valdelacierva of the D.O.Ca Rioja and GarciGrande of the D.O. Rueda
If you want to discover why it is the favourite bar of the Australians, you will love its terrace overlooking the Plaza de Santa Ana, one of the most beautiful in the capital of Madrid, and its internationally awarded wine range from pre-phylloxera vineyards, such as 12 Linajes, and its extensive menu that offers from classic croquettes to reinvented hot and cold tapas.
La Vinoteca: Calle del Príncipe, 27, 28012, Madrid
Do not miss the complete Top Ten at the following link: MADRID: Top 10 Wines
