In Focus: Stelvio’s Spanish Portfolio

Galicia

Adega a Barouta

Dani and Fernando from Comando G have brought their talents to Ribeiro, crafting wines from indigenous varieties planted in the Val do Avía. Varied hillside exposures, sandy granite soils, and a cool microclimate lend finesse and energy to these Ribeiro wines.

Viña Meín

The Viña Meín vineyard has been farmed since the 11th century, long-known as a special site for white varieties. Viña Meín was the first Ribeiro white wine producer to achieve notable praise in the Madrid wine scene with their traditional blend of indigenous varieties.

Pedralonga

Pedralonga is a 7.5 hectare cru planted on a granite hillside in 1982. From day one, the Alfonso family has farmed the vineyard organically and has incorporated biodynamic principles since 2007. The winemaking is non-interventionist but precise.

Sal de Terra

A unique bottling from two albariño vineyards farmed by Eulogio Pomares of Zárate winery. The vineyards are over thirty years old and the wine is aged in a combination of chestnut casks and concrete tanks.

Castilla y León

Ossian

Un-grafted, pre-phylloxera verdejo vines up to 200-years old are the focus at Ossian. These ancient vineyards are planted in the sandy soils of Segovia at 900m in elevation.

Ribera del Duero

AALTO

Founded by Mariano Garcia Fernández in 1999 after his career as technical director for Vega Sicilia. His focus was on old-vine tinto fino (tempranillo) polished to a brilliant sheen. AALTO is a textbook example of modern Ribera del Duero.

Pago de Carraovejas

Founded in 1987 by sommelier José María Ruiz in Peñafiel, the winery has grown from 9 hectares to an intricate assemblage of more than one hundred old-vine parcels. The style is fresh yet powerful. The cellar team employs a variety of vessels for aging including large oak vats and concrete eggs.

Rioja

Artuke

A small-production biodynamic project delivering both incredible value at the entry-level and stunning single-parcel wines from 22 hectares across Baños de Ebro and Ábalos in Rioja Alavesa.

Dominio del Challao

After working with star winemakers around the world, Manu Michelini settled in Rioja Alavesa and began farming a wealth of old-vines. Manu’s style is elegant and typically includes a portion of whole-clusters during fermentation. His garnacha is sourced from a parcel planted in the 1960s and is aged in used 500L French and Austrian oak vessels for 20 months.

Sierra de Gredos

COMANDO G

The benchmark for not only Gredos, but for garnacha as a variety. Dani Landi and Fernando Garcia were inspired by the wines of Château Rayas and set out to make their name from the forgotten vineyards of their homeland in Gredos. These are rare and highly-sought single-parcel wines made from ancient head-trained vines. Garnacha planted at high elevation in granite is capable of world-class wine. An incredible lens into the terroir of Gredos, Comando G is the pinnacle of garnacha.

Vitícola Mentridana

Curro Barreño (from Fedellos winery in Galicia) grew up in Gredos and was a childhood friend of Dani Landi. Landi sold Barreño his ‘Las Uvas de la Ira’ (The Grapes of Wrath) parcels, which he had collected around the village of El Real de San Vicente. Barreño is now making his own whole-cluster garnacha from these high-altitude parcels.