Pago de Vallegarcía
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Pago de Vallegarcía is the winery of businessman Alfonso Cortina de Alcocer, who in 1997 decided to venture into viticulture and produce wines in the style of the great wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. A flawless project that has resulted in spectacular wines. The philosophy of Pago de Vallegarcía is to produce very high-quality wines, using estate-grown grapes with a balanced composition, hand-harvested at their optimal ripeness, and suitable for barrel aging and bottle aging. The wines aim to respect the typicity of each variety and the expression of the terroir.
Alfonso Cortina's passion for the great wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy is evident in this project, which benefited from the expertise of Australian viticulture professor Richard Smart, who designed the vineyard plantation at the Vallegarcía estate, located in the Montes de Toledo, an idyllic setting in the Cabañeros National Park.
The winery's first vintage was produced at the facilities of Dehesa del Carrizal in 2001. The success achieved at that time and over the following four years (North American guru Robert Parker praised the quality of Vallegarcía's wines) motivated Alfonso Cortina to build his own winery, which was inaugurated in 2006.
Currently, it has 50 hectares of estate vineyards cultivated at an altitude of 850 meters. It grows six French-origin grape varieties: the white viognier and the red cabernet sauvignon, syrah, merlot, petit verdot, and cabernet franc. Additionally, in 2018, three national varieties were added, all red: garnacha, cariñena, and monastrell. The wines are crafted under the guidance of winemaker Adolfo Hornos, who benefits from the valuable collaboration of Eric Boissenot, a leading consulting winemaker in the Médoc.
The uniqueness of Pago de Vallegarcía was recognized by the European Union in 2019 with the designation of Protected Designation of Origin: DOP Vallegarcía.
Foundation year
2001
Owned vineyard
50
Address
Finca Vallegarcía, s/n.
Telephone
34925421407
Region
Huesca
Country
Spain
