It represents the expression of the most austere and continental landscape of Ribera, with plateaus devastated by the winds and limestone soils, with the bedrock near the surface. The vineyard makes its way with great difficulty through these soils, with little vigor and great complexity in its fruit. He receives the name of his father, Félix, as a tribute to his passion for Sotillo de la Ribera.
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Recommendations: | Temperatura óptima: 16-18º C |
Kind of wine: | Red wine. |
Grape Varieties: | Tinta fina. |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Ageing: | 18 months in french oak barrels. |
Formats: | 0,75L y 1,5L. |
Production: | 1254 bottles of 0,75L and 42 magnums. |
Soils: | Limestone and rocky. |
Grape harvest: | Manual. |
Viticulture: | MedioArroyo (parte alta) and Montecillo (cotarro) wineyards. |
The winery is located in the town of Sotillo de la Ribera, province of Burgos, on the northern edge of the Duero river basin, in a privileged environment, due to its high altitude (830 – 930 m), where the moors of the The higher ones, with limestone soils, give way as we follow the erosion of the valley, to gravel soils (former riverbeds), sandy areas in the pine zone, and clay in the lower areas.
Felix Callejo is made up of 27 vineyards distributed along the profile of Sotillo de la Ribera, and located in different places and different soils, forming 54.8 Ha in total. The diversity of soils, orientations, altitudes and our respectful management in the winery allows us to show our landscape through the varieties we work with: Tinto Fino, Garnacha, Albillo Mayor and Merlot.
The opportunity to work in other vineyards around the world has meant the beginning of a journey to its origin, Sotillo de la Ribera, looking back at its ancestors, and at the vineyard, when the wines were recognized by its municipality. His effort and dedication is to represent Sotillo de la Ribera, its soils, its landscape, and those unique places through wines.
Since 2000, we have worked under the principles of organic farming: clean, respectful viticulture full of life for the soil. The respect in the vineyard continues in the winery, where we work by gravity and with the natural yeast present in the skin of the grape.
"Our effort and dedication is to represent Sotillo de la Ribera, its soils, its landscape, and those unique places through wines."