Bodegas Arrayán
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Bodegas Arrayán, the most personal initiative of the late businessman José María Entrecanales - now managed with great vision by his widow, María Marsans - was born from the dream of producing wine in a beautiful dehesa near Madrid, featuring 800 hectares of Mediterranean forest. In this unparalleled setting, part of the winemaking area of the Denominación de Origen Méntrida, a historic production zone primarily focused on the garnacha variety, Entrecanales sought out the world's best viticultural advisors to develop a comprehensive and environmentally sustainable project.
For the planting of the varieties, all of which were foreign and not widely cultivated in the area, the renowned businessman hired Dr. Richard Smart, a famous viticultural guru based in Australia, who traveled to Finca La Verdosa to conduct a thorough soil study. He positioned each variety where it would best express itself and equipped the 26-hectare vineyard with features such as drip irrigation and radiofrequency stations to regulate the plants' needs. Not content with shaping one of the finest vineyard gardens in the entire Peninsula, Entrecanales enlisted the collaboration of winemaker Miguel Ángel de Gregorio for the production of the wines.
Under the management of María Marsans and the new viticultural leadership of Maite Sánchez - one of the most prominent winemakers on the national scene - the winery has developed parallel projects outside Finca La Verdosa, focusing on the recovery of old garnacha vineyards.
Foundation year
1999
Address
Finca La Verdosa s/n (Spain)
Telephone
+34 916 633 131
