RICHI ARAMBARRI
General Manager of Vintae
At Vintae we consider that wine is much more than a delicious drink that fills tables with joy and friendship. It is also a way to travel, to discover the history, culture, landscape and traditions of a place. A philosophy that has guided each of the wines produced by our wineries in Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Toro, and Navarra, as well as all of our little ventures in other northern Spanish regions, for more than a decade.
In these pages, you will discover the fruit of the work and dreams of a group of wine enthusiasts, the Vintae family, who strive every day to spread our enthusiasm
and love for wine from its most human and enjoyable perspective to more and more people. Because drinking wine should not be a complex and serious ceremony, but rather a festive journey for the senses. Therefore, we promise to continue on our quest to make the wonderful world of wine a territory open to anyone who wants to discover it. Because if we were to stop dreaming we would not be Vintae.
Long live wine and good people!
"AT VINTAE WE KNOW THAT EACH REGION HAS ITS OWN WAY OF HONORING WINE, THAT'S WHY WE LIKE TO RESPECT THE SOUL OF EACH OF OUR VINEYARDS AND TRUST THE WINEGROWERS FROM EACH PLACE."
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2. Alto Najerilla (La Rioja)
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3. D.O. Toro
4. D.O. Ribera del Duero
5. D.O. Rueda
6. D.O. Navarra
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7. D.O. Calatayud
D.O.Q. Priorat
9. Uncastillo (Zaragoza)
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RIOJANOS
Although the search for the best vineyards has sometimes led us afar, at Vintae we have never stopped looking at our land. So we wanted to pay homage to it with a winery to elaborate wine to make us proud of our roots.
HACIENDA LÓPEZ DE HARO
The place chosen was San Vicente de la Sonsierra, in the heart of La Rioja Alta, the birthplace of the Rioja wine growing tradition on the Golden Mile of the Tempranillo varietal.
All the wines from Bodega Hacienda López de Haro share something in common: a grape from the best winegrowing areas of the D.O.Ca. Rioja, the dedication with which our winegrowers work the vineyard and the love that our winemakers put into the crafting of each wine.
RIOJA
Rioja was the first Designation of Origin in Spain and also the first to obtain the Qualified category.
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Hacienda López de Haro is located on a hill in the historic town of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, surrounded by centuries-old vineyards and sheltered by the Sierra del Toloño. There, thanks to its special climatic characteristics, its orography and its soils, are the best old Tempranillo vineyards with which the new Rioja classics are made.
Because to be a classic it is not necessary to be hundreds of years old nor come from high lineage, but rather to breathe that magic of something well done, crafted with care and passion. That is why the new Rioja classic is a wine that leaves the winery in the quest of being thrilling and being enjoyed.
Technical advances and sustainability are at the service of the artisan elaboration, always with the maximum respect for the tradition.
DRINK RIOJA, LIVE RIOJA.
HACIENDA LÓPEZ DE HARO
Blanco
VARIETIES:
Rosé
Viura and other varieties.
VINEYARD:
Selection of Viura vines and a small percentage of other varieties, mainly Malvasía and Garnacha Blanca, planted on the poor hillsides of the area of San Vicente de la Sonsierra and the Alto Najerilla.
VARIETIES: Viura and Garnacha Tinta.
VINEYARD: Selection of low production vineyards from the Alto Najerilla area, rooted on mostly ferrous clay soils.
Available in Magnum format.
Badarán San Vicente de la Sonsierra
VARIETIES:
Viura, Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca, Tempranillo Blanco and other varieties.
VINEYARD:
Plots located in Badarán (Alto Najerilla) at an altitude of over 600 meters above sea level, on ferrous clay soil.
AGING:
4 months in second and third use French and Eastern European oak barrels.
VARIETIES: Tempranillo and Mazuelo.
VINEYARD:
18 hectares of vineyards selected from different plots within San Vicente de la Sonsierra, at an average altitude of 530 m.
AGING:
14 months in new and second-fill barrels of French and Hungarian oak. A total of 105 barrels of 225 liters are produced.
Available in Magnum format
Reserva
VARIETIES:
Tempranillo, Garnacha y Graciano.
VINEYARD:
Selection of low production old vines rooted in poor soils on the Ebro river terraces, in the area of the Sonsierra.
AGING:
18 months in seconduse French and Eastern European and American oak barrels.
Available in Magnum format..
VARIETIES: Tempranillo and Graciano.
VINEYARD:
Selection of low production old vines rooted in poor soils on the Ebro river terraces, in the area of the Sonsierra.
AGING:
20 months in French and American oak barrels.
Available in Magnum format.
Reserva
VARIETIES:
Viura, Malvasía, Tempranillo Blanco, Garnacha Blanca and Turruntés.
VINEYARD:
Selection of old vineyard plots planted around the 1980s, located in Sonsierra and Alto Najerilla.
AGING: 18 months in Eastern European and American oak barrels. Bottle aging for more than 3 years.
Gran Reserva
VARIETIES: Tempranillo and Graciano.
VINEYARD:
Selection of low production old Tempranillo and Graciano vines rooted in poor soils on the Ebro river terraces in the area of the San Vicente de la Sonsierra.
AGING:
30 months in French and American oak barrels. More than 4 years aging in the bottle.
Blanco
Crianza
CLASSICA
RIOJA
Although most of the territory of Rioja Alta is located on the southern bank of the Ebro River, San Vicente de la Sonsierra is to the north, in the area known as Sonsierra Riojana.
CLASSICA
Reservas reds, whites and rosés, elaborated during vintages when the wine provides exceptional fruit intended to be used in great wines.
Wines that, in some instances, have been aging for decades, surrounded by the passage of time. Despite their longevity, the profile of these “grandes reservas” respects the philosophy of the winery to create contemporary classics, with aging over long periods in new and used oak that give prominence equally to the fruit aromas and those of the oak. The outcome is distinguished by its elegance and its positive evolution in complexity, which has brought it close to its maximum
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López de Haro pays homage to the pioneers of Rioja with a collection of "Gran Reservas" from their most exceptional vintages, some of which are over
A reinvention of the past to recover lost traditions.
GREAT VINTAGES
As these are very limited productions, some vintages are no longer available, such as El Fotógrafo 2012 and El Clérigo 2001, the first two wines in the collection.
VARIETIES:
Viura, Malvasía and Garnacha blanca.
VINEYARD:
Old goblet trained vineyards, with an average age of 65 years, located in the Sonsierra and Alto Najerilla terraces on the slopes of the Sierra de la Demanda.
AGING:
Three years in Bordeaux French and Eastern European oak barrels, and more than three years in the bottle.
La Pionera 2014
VARIETIES:
Viura, Malvasía and Garnacha Blanca.
VINEYARD:
Old goblet trained vineyards, with an average age of 65 years, located in the Sonsierra and Alto Najerilla terraces on the slopes of the Sierra de la Demanda.
AGING:
Three years in Bordeaux French and Eastern European oak barrels, and more than three years in the bottle.
VARIETIES: Garnacha and Viura.
VINEYARD: Goblet trained vines located from the Alto Najerilla at high altitude, on the slopes of the Sierra de la Demanda.
AGING:
Four years in Bordeaux French and Eastern European oak barrels, and more than three years in the bottle.
El Fotógrafo
El Clérigo
El Soldado Francés 2013
White Wine.
White Wine.
La Soprano 2009 Rose Wine.
La Ramona 2012
VARIETIES: Garnacha and Viura.
VINEYARD:
Goblet trained vines located on the ferrous clay terraces of the Alto Najerilla at high altitude, on the slopes of the Sierra de la Demanda.
AGING:
Four years in Bordeaux barrels and subsequent aging in the bottle.
El Profesor 2013
VARIETIES: Garnacha and Viura.
VINEYARD:
Goblet trained vines located on the ferrous terraces of the Alto Najerilla ay high altitude, on the slopes of the Sierra de la Demanda.
AGING: Four years in Bordeaux barrels and subsequent aging in the bottle.
El Banquero 2004
VARIETIES: Tempranillo and Garnacha.
VINEYARD:
Tempranillo from old gobletformed vineyards at the foot of the Sierra del Toloño, with an average age of 70 years. Garnachas from 90-yearold vineyards planted in the Cárdenas area, in Alto Najerilla.
AGING:
Three and a half years in Bordeaux barrels of French oak, with further refinement in the bottle.
El Maquinista 2005
VARIETIES: Tempranillo and Garnacha.
VINEYARDS:
Tempranillo from old goblettrained vines, average age of 70 located in the Sonsierra. The Garnacha comes from 90-year-old vineyards planted in the Cárdenas area, in Alto Najerilla.
AGING:
Three and a half years in Bordeaux barrels of French oak, with further blending to complete refinement throughout a lengthy stay in the bottle.
Rose Wine.
Red Wine.
Rose Wine.
Red Wine.
ANCESTRAL
VIÑEDOS EL PACTO
Viñedos El Pacto is a return to the origins to prevent true village wines from becoming extinct. This pact of gratitude is born in the heart of Rioja, in the Sonsierra and the Alto Najerilla, uniting past and present to ensure the future.
El Pacto is an expression of respect for the earth and biodiversity of the vineyard. A project that claims the restoration of naturalness, of environmental observation, of work that respects the life cycles, of resurrecting the wisdom of individuals who know their vines to the millimeter.
EL PACTO
WISE OLD VINES, TRADITIONAL VITICULTURE.
The work varies from maintaining vegetation cover to pruning in accordance with natural cycles, and the very limited use of treatments, always suited to organic farming. As a result, these old vineyards produce singular wines that reflect the unique personality of their vines.
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La Sonsierra and the Alto Najerilla Valley are two regions of Rioja with unique climates, soils and vineyards for viticulture.
RIOJA
The production philosophy of Viñedos El Pacto is craftsmanship. The hand of man acts the least to go unnoticed in the seven wines that make up the collection. El Pacto del Alto Najerilla and El Pacto de la Sonsierra rediscover the authenticity of the village wines from these two areas, which have long been associated with viticulture.
Riojanda and Valdechuecas are the two wines from “Singular Vineyards", cataloged by the Ministry of Agriculture for being unique places, which must prove their peculiarity. Two extraordinary places where the terroir takes center stage.
By mixing almost equal amounts of red and white grapes, Ojo Gallo revives the method of elaboration that was once used in several wine-growing regions of Alto Najerilla.
Jesús Acha, the most unique wines of the collection, are an homage to the father of Raúl Acha, our Technical Director. Raúl has chosen the best grapes from his father's favourite vineyards in his hometown of Cárdenas in order to produced it.
EL PACTO
WISE OLD VINES, TRADITIONAL VITICULTURE.
The work varies from maintaining vegetation cover to pruning in accordance with natural cycles, and the very limited use of treatments, always suited to organic farming. As a result, these old vineyards produce singular wines that reflect the unique personality of their vines.
RIOJA
La Sonsierra and the Alto Najerilla Valley are two regions of Rioja with unique climates, soils and vineyards for viticulture.
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El Pacto de la Sonsierra
VARIETIES:
Mainly Tempranillo with the occasional vines of the white varieties and Graciano and Mazuelo.
VINEYARD:
27 plots of old organic vines, planted in the 1950s and the 1960s.
AGING:
14 months in French, Eastern European and American oak barrels.
Available in Magnum format.
El Pacto del Alto Najerilla
VARIETIES:
Mostly Viura, and also Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca or Jaina vine.
VINEYARD:
8 plots of old organic vines, with an average age of around 60 at an altitude of 600 meters located in the towns of Cárdenas and Nájera.
AGING:
8 months of aging in a 5,000-liter vat or in 500 or 600-litre oak “bocoyes” or large barrels, in contact with the fine lees.
Available in Magnum format.
El Pacto de Cárdenas Ojo Gallo
VARIETIES:
Garnacha Tinta and Viura, with random vines of Tempranillo, Malvasía, Graciano and Mazuelo.
VINEYARDS:
Small plot planted in 1957 in Cárdenas, at an altitude of 600 m. Its most peculiar feature is the plantation mix, where similar percentages of red and white varieties coexist.
AGING:
10 months in 5,000-liter oak barrels.
Valdechuecas
Viñedo Singular
VARIETIES:
Mostly Garnacha Tinta, although there are some Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo, Viura and Malvasía vines.
PLANTING YEAR:
Part of the vineyard was planted in 1912 on an old planting frame. The rest of the plot, planted in 1918, is a French-style frame. Organic vineyard.
AGING:
12 months in a second-use 2,400-liter French oak foudre.
Riojanda Viñedo Singular
VARIETIES: Mostly Tempranillo, with occasional Graciano, Mazuelo, some white varieties and some unknown ones.
PLANTING YEAR:
Organic vineyard planted in 1920 in an old planting frame, with a production of less than one kilogram per vine.
AGING: 18 months aging in new French 500-liter oak barrels.
Jesús Acha Tinto
VARIETIES: Garnacha, Mazuelo and Tempranillo.
PLANTING YEAR:
0,29 ha plot located in Cárdenas, planted in 1920 on an old 1,55x1,55-meter planting frame. Vineyard where a mixture of many red and white varieties coexists on ferrous clay soil with conglomerate rock.
AGING: 16 months in Austrian “bocoy” with 60 mm thick stave.
Jesús Acha Blanco
VARIETIES:
Viura mainly and small percentages of Malvasía, Jaina, Garnacha Blanca and other varieties.
PLANTING YEAR:
0.47 ha plot located in Cárdenas, planted in 1912 on an old
1.60 x 1.60-meter planting frame. Vineyard where a mixture of many white and red varieties coexists on ferrous clay soil with conglomerate rock.
AGING:
Aged for 18 months, one half in a clay pot and the other in a “bocoy” or large barrel.
MYSTIC
"Quiero fer una prosa en román paladino, en cual suele el pueblo fablar con so vezino; ca non so tan letrado por fer otro latino. Bien valdrá, como creo, un vaso de bon vino."
Gonzalo de Berceo, (1230-1237), Life of Santo Domingo de Silos.
First literary reference to wine in Spanish. Suso Monastery (La Rioja).
PANDEMONIUM
San Millán de la Cogolla has been a site of profound sanctity for centuries. Pandemonium, a sparkling wine crafted for the faithful and the profane, emerges from the depths of this mythical location where vice and virtue cohabit in harmony.
Pandemonium is a gateway to the unknown and the new benchmark for sparkling wines in Spain.
The altitude at which the vineyards are located in this area of Alto Najerilla makes them the freshest in La Rioja for making sparkling wines. pandemonium.wine
RIOJA
To advance in the world of wine, it is often necessary to look to the past. And one of the best places to do it is delving into the books and ancient manuscripts of the San Millán Library of the Yuso Monastery, in La Rioja. A magical place that hides countless secrets and treasures. On its shelves are the first words written in the Spanish language and the oldest known texts on viticulture.
Writings of incalculable worth that have inspired us to bring life back to these forgotten hillsides of Alto Najerilla, once covered in vineyards, and that now provide us again with a unique setting for the production of sparkling wines. Due to the region's harsh climate, privileged soils, and high altitude, we are able to produce two sparkling wines of the "crisp" type, with a particular freshness and acidity that is impossible to replicate in any other part of our country.
Pandemonium
Aged on lees for three years and four
Pandemonium
Aged on lees for three years and four
Traditional method.
Isolated vines throughout Garnacha vineyards, on clay-ferrous soil, located at an altitude of between 650 and 850 meters, in Alto Najerilla in Rioja.
Traditional method. Garnacha Tinta.
Isolated vines throughout Garnacha vineyards, on clay-ferrous soil, located at an altitude of between 650 and 850 meters, in Alto Najerilla in Rioja.
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PATIENCE
LA JEFA
La Jefa represents the patience and tenacity of all those women who work in the fields in a male-dominated world.
SASSINESS
EL PÍCARO
Sassy and uncontrollable, El Pícaro symbolizes the strength and bravery of youth.
FROM A HANDFUL OF EARTH TO THE WHOLE EARTH
Matsu represents a journey through time, through several generations dedicated to life on the land. Youth, maturity and old age. A collection of four modern, elegant wines that has taken more than a hundred years for some of them to be elaborated with grapes from 100-year old vines, the wisdom inherited from generations and the most ancestral techniques.
The Denomination of Origin Toro is a historic wine region located in the provinces of Zamora and Valladolid.
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TORO
Four wines from the Toro Denomination of Origin, a region with two qualities that make it unique. On the one hand, the harsh weather and sandy soil imply that little treatment is required, therefore involvement is always minimal. On the other, the existence of old vineyards of excellent quality, some of them pre-phylloxera.
This region is finally receiving the international acclaim it deserves, thanks to these singularities and the drive of wineries like Matsu and its winegrowers.
MATSU
is a project that combines care for nature with sustainable and patient viticulture in the most extreme areas of Toro.
La Jefa
VARIETIES: Malvasía and other varieties.
VINEYARD:
Selection of numerous white vines found in old vineyards, rooted in poor soils and grown naturally.
AGING:
14 months in new French 600-liter oak “bocoyes” or large barrels, lightly toasted.
Available in Magnum format.
El Pícaro
VARIETIES: 100% Tinta de Toro.
VINEYARD:
Selection of low production old Tinta de Toro vines, rooted in poor soils and grown naturally.
AGING:
Two months aging on lees in concrete tanks.
Available in Magnum format
MATURITY
EL RECIO
El Recio combines the power of youth and the experience of maturity to express serenity, perseverance and strength.
WISDOM
EL VIEJO
El Viejo is the picture of fullness and wisdom and knowledge from having worked the land for years.
THE ESSENCE OF A SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE PROJECT
From among the vineyards of extraordinary quality, Matsu selected authentic old jewels from which it is possible to obtain an exceptional grape.
They are vineyards of the Tinta de Toro variety with very low yields per vine, located on very poor land and cultivated by hand according to the area's tradition of not intervention, letting nature complete its own life cycles.
MATSU
The wine labels represent several generations of winemakers that reflect the age of the vineyard from which they come.
El Recio
VARIETIES: 100% Tinta de Toro.
VINEYARD:
Selection of vines of up to 90 years old with limited production, rooted in poor soils and grown naturally.
AGING:
12 months in second-use French and Eastern European barrels.
Available in Magnum format.
El Viejo
VARIETIES:
100% Tinta de Toro.
VINEYARD:
Selection of centenary vineyards with extremely limited production. Sandy soils with a high stony, granitic component.
AGING:
14 months in new French oak barrels.
Available in Magnum format.
BRAVE
BRAVE
BARDOS
The wines of Bodegas Bardos are born at almost a thousand meters above sea level, in the moors of Burgos and Soria, where the climate is extreme and the coolest vineyards of the denomination are found. Two unknown regions with a history linked to wine for centuries.
RIBERA DEL DUERO
The Ribera del Duero extends through the four provinces of Castilla y León: Valladolid, Segovia, Soria and Burgos.
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BARDOS
Only the strongest vineyards are capable of surviving in the Páramo de Corcos (Burgos) and in the San Esteban de Gormaz region of Soria. Two small plateaus where climatic conditions are extreme throughout the year. This resistance capacity limits their productivity, which, combined with the specific qualities of the soils and the good aeration of the vines, makes this grape the most prized in the entire denomination.
Both in the Burgos village of Moradillo de Roa and in the Sorian towns of Alcubilla de Avellaneda and Villálvaro, the vineyards of Bodegas Bardos are located almost a thousand meters above sea level. In addition to the altitude, both regions share a high percentage of old vineyards
that have been preserved and a centuries-old tradition that has made wine their way of life. The best proof of this are their historic wine cellars, witnesses of this shared history and the importance that this crop has had in the economy of these towns.
Extreme vineyards in the most unknown area of Ribera del Duero.
THE AUTHENTIC BARDS OF WINE
Verdejo
VARIETIES: Verdejo.
VINEYARD:
Vineyards in Rueda and La Seca located on soils where slopes complicate tillage.
Available in Magnum format.
Reserva
VARIETIES:
Tinta del País and Cabernet Sauvignon.
VINEYARD:
Old vineyards of low production planted in the surroundings of San Esteban de Gormaz (Soria). The Cabernet Sauvignon comes from a vineyard located in Fuentemolinos (Burgos).
AGING: 16 months in new French oak barrels.
Available in Magnum format.
Suprema
VARIETIES: Tinta del País.
VINEYARD:
Selected low-yield old vineyards located in Moradillo de Roa. Noteworthy are two small vineyards, over 80 years of age, located at a height of more than 940 meters. Extreme weather.
AGING: 18 months in new French and Eastern European oak barrels.
Viñedos de Altura
VARIETIES: Mostly Tinta Fina, although there is also the odd vines of other varieties such as Albillo Mayor and Garnacha Tinta.
VINEYARD:
Extreme vineyards in Soria, between the towns of Alcubilla and Villálvaro, with a great winemaking tradition.
AGING: 12 months in oak containers of different sizes.
Selección de Viñedos de Villálvaro
VARIETIES:
Tinta del País and small percentages of Garnacha and Albillo Mayor.
VINEYARD:
Small plots where 80-year-old vines and 140-year-old pre-phylloxera vines coexist. Vineyards cultivated on sandy soil about a thousand meters above sea level in Villálvaro, province of Soria.
AGING: 12 months in a 5,000-liter European oak vat.
Selección de Viñedos de Moradillo de Roa
VARIETIES:
Tinta del País and small percentages of Garnacha, Albillo Mayor, Bobal, Monastrell and Graciano.
VINEYARD:
Small old plots between 80 and 90 years old, planted at an altitude of 960 m above sea level on pebble soils in Moradillo de Roa.
AGING: 12 months in a 5,000-liter European oak vat.
BARDOS PROJECT FOR RURAL WOMEN
BARDOS PROJECT
The Bardos Project is an initiative arising from the collaboration between Bodegas Bardos and FADEMUR, the Federation of Women’s Associations in Rural Areas, aimed at supporting different female entrepreneurship projects in rural areas. Each year, a percentage of the sale proceeds from the collection are donated to financing the most interesting rural initiative and among all the participants. A boast for the winner to make her project a reality.
This collaboration is intended to promote and support different innovative projects in rural areas, which have a social, territorial and environmental impact.
The project is aimed at all rural women entrepreneurs in Spain.
In April 2022, at Bodegas Bardos we commissioned the artist from Aranda de Duero, Nano Lázaro, to make a mural on the handball court of our town, Moradillo de Roa. A statement piece that is integrated into the landscape to represent the importance of the role of women in the countryside.
HONEST
Le Naturel is a natural wine, without added sulphites, elaborated with the minimum intervention for the grape to become the only protagonist.
NAVARRA
The Yerri Valley is a privileged region located in the shelter of the Urbasa and Andía mountain ranges, in one of the highest areas of the D.O. Navarra. lenaturel.es lenaturelzerozero.es
LE NATUREL
The only ingredient in Le Naturel is the organic grape grown in the vineyards of Aroa Bodegas, our D.O. Navarra winery. Two fresh and fruity wines that have been made with a slight maceration, without clarifying and with minimal filtration.
The vineyards, certified as organic, are located in the Valle del Yerri area, coexisting with the native fauna of the region. They are fresh vineyards, thanks to their proximity to the Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay, which gives a strong Atlantic character to the Mediterranean climate. Since they were planted, Le Naturel's
vineyards have been treated without chemical products, they only receive traditional treatments such as copper and sulfur at very low concentration levels.
Aroa Bodegas is a pioneer winery in the revival of organic and biodynamic agricultural practices.
Le Naturel Tinto
VARIETIES: Garnacha and other varieties.
VINEYARD:
Low-yield organically grown vineyards in the northern area limit for growing red varieties, sheltered by the Urbasa and Andía mountain ranges.
Does not contain added sulfites.
Le Naturel Blanco
VARIETIES: Garnacha Blanca and other varieties.
VINEYARD:
Low producing organically grown vineyards, in the shelter of the Urbasa and Andía mountain ranges.
Does not contain added sulfites.
NATURE IS THE BEST WINEMAKER
THE LAST SURVIVOR
LAKAR
Until very recently, the vineyard where Lakar comes from was practically doomed to die. A half-abandoned vineyard as a result of the excessive production costs required to continue sustaining it. But at Le Naturel we immediately realized its potential and decided to commit everything to it to rescue it from its fate. An organic vineyard since its plantation, it has been cultivated manually and organically using totally natural practices. A treasure of just one hectare where the rhythms of nature are always respected. Here, among olive, fig and almond trees, Le Naturel Lakar has come to life, the purest essence of Garnachas from Navarra that were planted more than a century ago.
Lakar represents the forgotten essence of Navarra.
Le Naturel Lakar
VARIETIES:
Garnacha mixed in with other red and white varieties.
VINEYARD:
Small vineyard of 0.8 hectares, located in Lakar, in the Yerri Valley. Planted on an old planting frame (1.5 x1.5 m) in 1920.
AGING:
90% of the wine is aged for 1 year in a 1,200-liter Austrian oak foudre. The other 10% remains in a small tank and is blended before bottling.
PET NAT
This Pet Nat (“pétillant natural”) is the first sparkling wine from Aroa Bodegas. It is made using the ancestral method, in other words, ending the fermentation in the bottle and without a second fermentation or disgorgement, the most traditional way of capturing bubbles in a bottle. Following Le Naturel’s philosophy, no sulfites or any other ingredients are added. Uncorking it takes us to the moment when the freshly cut grape arrives at the winery. Le Naturel Pet Nat is a sparkling wine with very good acidity and a fine, well-integrated bubble, which smells and tastes of pure grape harvest.
An ancestral sparkling wine: vintage-scented bubbles.
Certified wines:
Le Naturel Pet Nat
VARIETIES: Garnacha Blanca.
VINEYARD:
Low yield, organically farmed vines, in the shelter of the Urbasa and Andía mountain ranges, in the Yerri Valley.
ELABORATION:
Ancestral method. No sulfur added. It goes on the market with the same stopper from the end of fermentation, without disgorging.
ORGANIC BUBBLES
MATCH WITH YOUR LIFE
ZERO ZERO
Le Naturel Zero Zero are two wines which offer an alternative to anyone who chooses not to consume alcohol. They are ideal for athletes, mothers, or simply for those who want to lead a healthier life.
A red and a white that are the result of a delicate, innovative process in which we manage to eliminate every last drop of alcohol, maintaining all the aromas, flavors and textures of good wine. Thus, avoiding the
Le Naturel Zero Zero Tinto
VARIETIES:
Garnacha Tinta and others.
VINEYARD:
Young vineyards located in the Yerri Valley, covered by the mountain ranges of Urbasa and Andía.
ELABORATION:
Once the wine is made, a delicate cold dealcoholization process is carried out, so as not to alter the aromas and flavors of the grape.
Le Naturel Zero Zero Blanco
VARIETIES:
Garnacha Blanca y others.
VINEYARD:
Young vineyards located in the Yerri Valley, covered by the mountain ranges of Urbasa and Andía.
ELABORATION:
Once the wine is made, a delicate cold dealcoholization process is carried out, so as not to alter the aromas and flavors of the grape.
component that contributes the most calories to wine while preserving all the beneficial elements for health provided by conventional wine, such as antioxidants and polyphenols.
LE NATUREL EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
OLIVE TYPE:
QUALITY:
EVOO
Le Naturel is an organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil made with the Arróniz olive variety, from one of the northernmost areas of the peninsula, the Yerri Valley in Navarra. Home to Aroa Bodegas. A privileged region where our centenary olive trees (some over 200 years of age) coexist with the Garnacha vineyards under the influence of the Atlantic and Mediterranean climates, resulting in a slower ripening of the olive, which gives it uniqueness.
An intense and very complex green-ripe fruity oil, where notes of cut grass and tomato stand out.
Organic centenary olive trees and artisan elaboration for a unique oil.
Le Naturel AOVE
Extra Virgin.
Centennial olive trees located in the old vineyard plots of Aroa Bodegas, located in the towns of Zurukoain, Lacar and
"GARNACHA LOVERS"
VALLE DEL EBRO
From Rioja to Catalonia, passing through Navarra and Aragón, there are small old vineyards waiting to be rediscovered to offer us unique wine.
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PROYECTO GARNACHAS
A tribute by Vintae to a variety for which we feel devotion.
THE JOURNEY
Proyecto Garnachas is a journey along the history of Garnacha through the eyes of Raúl Acha, our winemaker and passionate advocate of a variety that has historically been maligned for its complicated viticulture.
To prove their relevance, Raúl decides to look for old Garnacha vineyards on a journey through the Ebro basin. On his way he finds some of the vineyards that best reflect the essence of this variety, from Rioja to Catalonia, passing through Navarra and Aragon.
The result is a collection of monovarietal wines capable of expressing the versatility, nuances and singularities of each winemaking area.
In defense of the Garnacha: the passion for a varietal and how to rescue it from oblivion.
La Garnacha Olvidada
D.O. Calatayud.
VARIETIES: 100% Garnacha.
VINEYARD:
Vineyard planted in 1940 using the goblet system, located on an east-facing slope in the Ribota Valley, at an altitude of 850 m.
AGING:
5 months in new French oak barrels.
La Garnacha Salvaje
Confluence of Navarra and Aragón.
VARIETIES: 100% Garnacha.
VINEYARD: Vineyard situated on an elevated watershed, on the north side of Moncayo.
AGING: 5 months in French and American oak barrels.
La Garnacha Perdida
Uncastillo (Zaragoza).
VARIETIES: 100% Garnacha.
VINEYARD: Organic vineyard established in 1999 at an altitude of 800 meters in the northern reaches of the province of Zaragoza.
AGING: 12 months in French oak barrels half of which are new and half have been already used once.
La Garnacha Fosca
D.O.Q. Priorat.
VARIETIES: 100% Garnacha.
VINEYARD: Old vineyards over 60 years of age, located on slopes and terraces in the mountains of El Molar area (Tarragona), between 300 - 400 m above sea level.
AGING: 10 months in French and American oak barrels.
El Garnacho Viejo de la Familia Acha
Cárdenas, D.O.Ca. Rioja.
VARIETIES:
100% Garnacha.
VINEYARD:
Old vineyard planted in 1906, located in ferrous clay soil about 600 meters above sea level.
AGING:
36 months aging in new French 225-liter oak barrels.
La Garnacha de Hielo
Cárdenas, (La Rioja).
VARIETIES: 100% Garnacha.
VINEYARD:
Vines planted in 1906, located in ferrous clay soil, 600 meters above sea level.
AGING: 18 months in barrel.
THE ACHA FAMILY
Raúl Acha, the sixth generation of a Rioja winemaking family from Cárdenas (La Rioja), saw from a very young age that the grapes from the old Garnacho vineyard that his great-grandfather planted in 1906 were the ones kept at home to make the best wines. Perhaps that is why he developed a true devotion to a variety, which he fiercely defended every time his father, tired of low productivity and the care that the vines demanded, threatened to uproot.
That old Garnacho was the one that inspired Raúl and Vintae to undertake this adventure through the Ebro basin and to highlight the value of the Garnacha grape.
Every year I get my family together to select grapes grain by grain from our century-old vineyard in Cárdenas, in La Rioja."
Rául Acha, Technical Director Vintae.
RAÚL ACHA
Technical Director Vintae
These wines are a part of us and we are a part of them. Each one represents a chapter in our history. A story increasing in interest as the plot progresses and new characters and scenarios emerge. We only hope that it will never end and continue to surprise you every day so you can enjoy it with us.
TECHNICAL TEAM
Pedro Balda
Director of R+D+i
Octavio Madurga Winemaker
Iria Otero
María Quintana Winemaker Winemaker
Iñaki Olaberri Winemaker
Vicky García Winemaker
Martín Padín Winemaker