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FOLLOW THE SHEPHERD!

Spain is a hidden treasure. It’s the largest vineyard in the world, but we only know a small part of it.

Everyone loves this country, praises its gastronomy, is dazzled by its landscapes and appreciates the good humor of its inhabitants. So we decided to show you the lesser-known Spanish vineyards through the eyes of privileged observers of the remote Iberian countryside: the shepherds.

Each wine is a story of a man and his territory. We therefore combine our work as winemakers with that of the shepherd who shows us the landscapes surrounding our vineyards seen through his eyes.

ANDRÉS ALONSO is a shepherd from the Sierra de la Culebra, Aliste (Zamora). He is a friend of the winery and has inspired us in this adventure. We dedicate this voyage to him.

ANDRÉS ALONSO Garnacha–Syrah

  • 80% garnacha & 20% syrah
  • 2 months ageing in barrels
  • Calatayud DO

Calatayud is the smallest of the four Aragonese DO wine appellations. Its 3,000 hectares of vineyards are a puzzle of small plots of old vines grenache and syrah located between 700 and 1,000 meters above sea level.

Its slate soils are a major characteristic of the area and make it a unique terroir.

Intense cherry red colour. Typical grenache with aromas of ripe red fruit, prunes, figs, a hint of black pepper and a touch of minerality.

ANDRÉS ALONSO Rosado

  • 95% tempranillo & 5% albillo
  • Cold pre-fermentation during 6 hours and slow fermentation at 12ºC.
  • Cigales DO

The small region of Cigales, located 10km north of Valladolid, covers an area of 2,300Ha, spread over both banks of the river Pisuerga. The vineyards are located at an average altitude of 750 meters and are spread over 13 villages in the area. Its extreme continental climate allows to produce very fresh wine with a magnificent acidity.

Pale garnet pink colour. Delicate red and black fruit, floral aromas of rose and raspberry. Juicy and tasty dry rosé with a refreshing acidity.

ANDRÉS ALONSO Rosado

  • 95% tempranillo & 5% albillo
  • Cold pre-fermentation during 6 hours and slow fermentation at 12ºC.
  • Cigales DO

The small region of Cigales, located 10km north of Valladolid, covers an area of 2,300Ha, spread over both banks of the river Pisuerga. The vineyards are located at an average altitude of 750 meters and are spread over 13 villages in the area. Its extreme continental climate allows to produce very fresh wine with a magnificent acidity.

Pale garnet pink colour. Delicate red and black fruit, floral aromas of rose and raspberry. Juicy and tasty dry rosé with a refreshing acidity.

ANDRÉS ALONSO Verdejo-Albillo

  • 90% verdejo & 10% albillo
  • Cold pre-fermentation for 6 hours and slow fermentation at 12ºC, with a short batônnage on fine lees.
  • Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y Léon

Beautiful wine area 13 km north of Valladolid. The vineyards are located at an altitude of 800 meters, in the municipality of Mucientes, in the Pisuerga valley, at the foot of the Torozos Mountains. The soils are mainly clay-limestone and stony. Its climate is continental with an Atlantic influence, marked by strong temperature fluctuations, both day and night and between seasons.

Pale yellow-green colour. Citrus notes and hints of muscatel. Very fresh and elegant on the palate, slightly herbaceous. Tropical and lemony notes on the finish.

ANDRÉS ALONSO Selección Especial

  • 75% garnacha & 25% syrah
  • 5 months ageing in barrels
  • Calatayud DO

Calatayud is the smallest of the four Aragonese DO wine appellations. Its 3,000 hectares of vineyards are a puzzle of small plots of old vines grenache and syrah located between 700 and 1,000 meters above sea level.

Its slate soils are a major characteristic of the area and make it a unique terroir.

Dark colour, almost black with purple highlights. Intense nose of ripe black fruit such as blackberry, blueberry, blackcurrant, pepper, cinnamon and violet. The attack in the mouth is fresh and pleasant. The full mid-palate reveals warm spices and Mediterranean herbs. The supple tannins reinforce the structure. The finish offers a lingering freshness.

ANDRÉS ALONSO Selección Especial

  • 75% garnacha & 25% syrah
  • 5 months ageing in barrels
  • Calatayud DO

Calatayud is the smallest of the four Aragonese DO wine appellations. Its 3,000 hectares of vineyards are a puzzle of small plots of old vines grenache and syrah located between 700 and 1,000 meters above sea level.

Its slate soils are a major characteristic of the area and make it a unique terroir.

Dark colour, almost black with purple highlights. Intense nose of ripe black fruit such as blackberry, blueberry, blackcurrant, pepper, cinnamon and violet. The attack in the mouth is fresh and pleasant. The full mid-palate reveals warm spices and Mediterranean herbs. The supple tannins reinforce the structure. The finish offers a lingering freshness.

WE ARE COMMITTED

The economic role of a company is very often the only criterion associated with the success of an entrepreneurial project. We may be nostalgic, but we believe that a company must also respond to a concrete need, and contribute to the building of “living together”.

We believe viscerally that we and our children need simple, concrete and tangible goals. Is there any greater pleasure than pleasing others? Do you come to rest when you have achieved a goal in line with your values? Do you get goose bumps when you see beautiful, clean, wild landscapes? Then let’s go for it.

We live in a consumer society. So let’s use our purchasing power to influence a more humane and ecological future. Our choice in purchasing may have more impact than our vote during the election.

We have decided to explain simply what we do and to commit ourselves socially through this ANDRÉS ALONSO project:

  • To pay the grower correctly and in the long term
  • To guarantee jobs in the wine villages
  • To invest in our winery in more efficient and ecological facilities and products
  • To support the environmental and social role of transhumance and its shepherds

This is a real, local economy that is very simple to explain.

We have chosen to support a profession that is consistent with our values. We collaborate with the TRASHUMANCIA Y NATURALEZA association www.trashumanciaynaturaleza.org which has been advocating transhumance as a tool to combat climate change and protect biodiversity since 1997.

We are a grain of sand? We believe more in the sum of concrete individual initiatives than in an ocean of words.

WE ARE RAÍCES IBÉRICAS!

Since 1998 we have been travelling through the lesser-known wine-producing regions of Spain, visiting plateaus of old vines up to an altitude of 1,000 meters, searching for indigenous Iberian grape varieties, listening to farmers and winemakers from all over the country.

We make the best possible wines and bring stories that tell of forgotten regions and their people.

Our winery is located in the village of Maluenda in the heart of the Calatayud appellation. It is our base camp and the starting point of our adventures.

Come and see us! We will tell you about our travels.

JOIN ANDRÉS!

RAÍCES IBÉRICAS
Avenida Mudéjar 61
E-50340 MALUENDA
SPAIN

contact@raices.wine

+34 976 89 30 17

+34 605 944 710