PAGO EL ALMENDRO

D.O.P. Vino de Calidad de Valtiendas

Pago el Almendro was founded in 2007 by Oscar Hernando. He is a high-energy chef/sommelier/restauranteur who cooks, farms his own vineyard and vegetables and makes wine.

He is focused on the largely unknown region of Valtiendas, which is located immediately southwest and at higher elevation than its more famous neighbor, Ribera del Duero. He farms two vineyards, each with truly unique soils and aspects. The vineyard which produces grapes for the Vivencias wine offers exceptionally chalky, iron rich and pebbly soils. The other site at even higher elevation offers pure chalky and a climate so marginal that harvest often waits for the first freeze of the Autumn.

Appellation
D.O.P. Vino de Calidad de Valtiendas
Location
Sacramenia
Owner
Oscar Hernando
Winemaker
Oscar Hernando
Varieties Grown
Tempranillo
Hectares/Age of Vines
Hectares/ 20-40 year old vines
Altitude/Soil
900+ meters / red chalky with lots of tumbled stones, pure limestone
Farming Methods
Traditional methods
Website
Not Available

Wines
Red
Rose
White
Sparkling
Sweet
Sherry
Spirits