Winery:

Founded in 1972, Viñedos y Bodegas Gormaz is a winery with a long track record in the Ribera del Duero region, where it formed part of the first group of wine producers to receive official certification there. Our oldest vineyard, with vines of up to 80 years old (some of them over100), was planted on soils of an extremely marked marginal character that are either sandy with gravel or clay with limestone many of them over calcareous concretions and all of them with low yields. These “poor” soils cannot be used for crops other than vines, and it is thanks to these circumstances that today we can reap the benefits of a vineyard that guarantees the highest quality of grape from a vine that yields its best fruit under the harshest of conditions.The Winery currently has 520 hectares which are divided in more than 1.000 small estates grouped in approximately 70 "parajes" (wine growing areas), forming a great variety of microclimates, orientations and types of soil. It is one of the longest-lived areas of the country, with an average age of 65 years, with 70% of its vineyards over 80 years old. The winery manages the vineyard under long standing agreements with many of the region’s winegrowers, that enable us to play a hands-on role in the grape ripening and selection processes and thereby guarantee maximum quality year after year.

Wine Making:

Grape selection since estates and maturation degree. Previous to the fermentation the grapes are macerated for 3 days at a temperature of 4-6ºC in order to get the full extraction of aromas. Fermentation at a controlled temperature of 25-26ºC for one week. After the fermentation process, the wine is macerated for 10 days. Once the malolactic fermentation finishes the wine is aging in American Oak barrels (50% new and 50% first and second uses) for five months, being afterwards rounded in the bottle for at least 4 months.