Cask Time: 12 meses
This winery is located in Laguardia, at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains, on the road to La Hoya in the area known as Piñuelas. Bodegas Landaluce was founded in the year 2000 as the result of the work of Goyo L. Landaluce. He puts all our knowledge and experience into the wines from generation to generation. Thus, in only six years they have obtained four fine wines, their two young wines and their aged wines called Red Elle de Landaluce and Capricho de Landaluce, which have made their winery a genuine market leader in terms of quality winemaking.
The secret lies in the know-how of their team and, of course, the raw materials they employ. They have 30 hectares of vines, mainly Tempranillo at San Gregorio, Carravalseca, San Cristobal and La Gloria, all part of the Laguardia District and at the centre of the Cantabrian Mountain micro-climate in the Rioja Alavesa sub-zone. 15 hectares of this vine area are over 40 years old, alongside other vines which are over 80. The remaining 15 hectares contain vineyards of average age between 20 and 40 years old. Another vital factor in their success is exclusive use of French oak cask for the crianza wines.
They do not use traditional Crianza and Reserva ageing methods and produce a generic back label for all their wines. This means that each type matches a certain level of individual quality, rather than a typology established by the D.O. Ca. Rioja.
