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  • Weather

    14° C Overcast clouds
  • Time

    17:39 PM
  • Wine average?

    95 Tb
  • Country Ranking?

    6
  • Region Ranking?

    4
  • Popularity ranking?

    250

History

Established in 1989, Bodegas Remírez de Ganuza, sprang from a personal bet made by its founder, Fernando Remírez de Ganuza.

From the outset the idea has been the same: to ensure a rigorous grape sorting process and then minimal interference in the preparation of the wine.  In this way we can  be as true as possible both to the vintage and the vineyard. 

The business originally developed by Fernando in the 1970s and 1980s in Rioja Alavesa...

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Vineyards

The winery is in the centre of Samaniego, Álava.  Surrounded by a hamlet of rambling old buildings, the winery comprises modern concrete buildings covered with original old brickwork in keeping with the traditional architecture of the local area. 

Grouped around a large central courtyard divided by a natural waterway, the buildings making up the winery have their own separate purpose in the various stages of the crafting of the wine: an are...

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Winemaking

The vineyards are made up of more than 80  hectares of Tempranillo, Viura and Malvasía grape.  They are spread out over 6 plots in the Cantabrian mountain range: Samaniego, Leza, Elciego, San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Laguardia and Abalos.  In selecting these plots, careful consideration was given to the habitat, microclimate and orientation, as well as the low yield of the vines with an average age of 50 years.  This large area comprising the ...

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