Bodegas Valparaíso
Valparaiso Wineries boasts more than 70 hectares of own vineyard mostly of Tempranillo (Tinta del País or fine ink)
The closest to the winery, in the municipality of Quintana del Pidio dates back to early XX century, planted in glass. We also have 2 younger vineyards, on trellises. These are in two well defined zones: Pesquera (Valladolid) to 925 m. of altitude and Sotillo (Burgos) is located at 825 m. of altitude.
Our way of working our own vineyard of the winery, that is, 40 hectares in Pesquera and 16 hectares in Sotillo, has been organic for 2 years. In fact, we have 7.5 hectares registered in the organic vineyard office of Castilla y León. This 2024 campaign we have certified the winery to produce and market organic wine, which will be the Jardín Ecológico 2024, which will not be available until mid-2026. The rest of the vineyard, the 48.5 hectares, we are working organically, that is, avoiding phytosanitary treatments and creating a favorable climate and soil ecosystem for our tempranillo at 900 meters of altitude in this area of Burgos. In the winery, we are in the same direction trying to be efficient and sustainable in processes and waste management. We have implemented the IFS, where each year we are audited on water prerequisites, waste, analysis, and flow charts that go hand in hand with food safety, process efficiency, and sustainability.
Quintana del Pidio
Burgos
Size
6 hectares
Altitude
850 mts
Planting
Goblet
Soil
Sandy
Age
Centuries-old vines
At an altitude of 850 metres and rooted in sandy soils of clay and loam, our old-growth Tempranillo vineyards show off their 80-plus years of history with a variety of fantastical shapes. Some parcels are home to vines that are over a century old! Longevity, quintessence, tradition, landscape, dreams and new initiatives: this is the authentic essence of the Ribera del Duero, embodied in the wines made by Bodegas Valparaíso. The goblet-trained planting and extremely low yield of our vines has a highly significant impact on the quality parameters of the wines we produce each year, which stand out for their colour, structure and persistence.
“The Garden of the Ribera”, as the county and environs of Quintana del Pidio are known, offers a more agreeable continental climate. Its geography is more rugged than the traditional uplands, with small foothills leading to a strikingly beautiful valley, where the recent discovery of an archaeological site bears witness to the wisdom of great civilisations.
Sotillo
Burgos
Size
18 hectares
Altitude
825 mts
Planting
Espalier
Soil
Sandy clay
Age
Over 30
Our way of working our own vineyard of the winery, that is, 40 hectares in Pesquera and 16 hectares in Sotillo, has been organic for 2 years.
The 18 hectares of vineyards located in the municipality of Sotillo de la Ribera (Burgos) boast a range of characteristics that lend exceptional properties to their fruit. During the winemaking process, these grapes are combined with bunches from the other parcels, thereby enabling us to create wines that are intense yet at the same time elegant, silky and extremely persistent.
Pesquera
Valladolid
Size
42 hectares, of which 8 are organic vineyards
Altitude
925 mts
Planting
Espalier
Soil
Limestone clay
Age
Over 30
Our way of working our own vineyard of the winery, that is, 40 hectares in Pesquera and 16 hectares in Sotillo, has been organic for 2 years.
Approximately 42 hectares of vineyards located in the municipality of Pesquera de Duero, at the edge of the cultivable zone, with soil and climatological characteristics that enable us to grow grapes of exceptional quality. The significant differences between daytime and night-time temperature promote excellent synthesis of colouring matter, which is a key factor in producing grapes of the very highest quality.
