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Viñedo Singular is not just a single vineyard, it is a “unique vineyard,” meaning the winery must prove to the Consejo Regulador de la Rioja, the regional wine authority, that their vineyard can produce a special wine worthy of the designation, and that the vineyard itself has notable and distinct qualities. While there are quite a few Tempranillo-based still red wines in the category, and several wineries produce sparkling wine, this is the only sparkling viñedo singular being made.
As there are no comparable wines in a region that boasts 567 wineries and the largest number of barrels in the world, the local authority’s tasting group first sampled to adequately judge the quality of Conde Valdemar’s new sparkling. Side-by-side, it more than held its own. “They were really astonished about the complexity of the wine,” technical director and winemaker Antonio Orte told“It’s not fair to compare because we don’t share the same grapes, climate, or soil—but in terms of quality we can be really proud of what we’ve made here.
The soils in the mountaintop vineyard are filled with rocks of all sizes, including many that appear to be snapped in half or even pulverized. Orte explained, “Some of them are broken in half because the roots have been doing their work, digging into the ground and breaking these rocks. Then you can see the reality of the mother rock beneath.
Orte made Cava in Penedes before moving to Rioja and joining the team at Bodegas Valdemar, and when he first tasted the Viura from Finca Alto Cantabria he convinced the family to allow him to make a small amount of sparkling wine here.
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