Bodegas Carlos Serres

Carlos Serres (Charles, in French) was known as the pioneer of exporting Rioja wine.

He saw in Haro a perfect place to make wine of great quality but, above all, he envisaged a new horizon for Rioja wine not considered until then: international exports.

He came from Bordeaux, where the phylloxera pest had compromised winemaking. This famous French wine consultant found in Haro the perfect terroir to make Bordeaux style wines, with a climate ...

The soul of Carlos Serres wines is in our vineyard: Finca El Estanque. Covering 60 hectares in south-eastern Haro, it became a true landmark when espalier training was implemented in the early 1980s.
The training system increased leaf surface exposure, thereby enabling better ripening in all grape varieties and improved cluster aeration. This allows for more environmentally-friendly growing practices and fewer treatments.
It has mostly chalky-...

Haro has the largest concentration of centuries-old wineries in the world, among them Carlos Serres.

This is due to the arrival of the railway station in the second half of the 19th century. It provided an alternative to traditional horse-drawn transport and had the backing of the winemakers, who were seeking to respond to the phylloxera pest which devastated their vineyards.

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