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Casamaro 2006
Garciarevalo
D.O. Rueda

Garciarevalo is a family owned winery established in 1991 in Matapozuelos in the heart of Rueda. They specialize in Verdejo with additional plantings of Viura. They have 40 hectares of over-100 year old vines including Verdejo vines that are up to 130 years old. The unique qualities of this site are evident in the soils that differ from most other areas of Rueda. The soil is sand here and it allows for excellent drainage and greater difference between day and night temperatures. Long winters with late frosts combine with hot and dry summers create the ideal situation to cultivate grapes with the perfect balance of sugar and acidity.

Believing that the key to a good wine is in the raw materials, Garciarevalo strive to to make a wine as true to the fruit as possible. The utmost care and latest technologies are used to extract a juice that reflects the hard work and special attention given in the fields. The wines are then put through temperature controlled fermentation to create a final product of the highest quality.

87 Points
Garciarevalo
2004 Casamaro Blanco
-R.P. (#159)
The Wine Advocate

Casamaro 2006

An excellent value that has never seen a day in oak, the 2006 Casamaro Blanco, a 100% Verdelho from 50-130-year old ungrafted vines, is a soft, delicious white exhibiting plenty of honeyed apricot, peach, and floral-like characteristics. It is a medium-bodied, crisp, lively effort to drink over the next year.

Wine Maker Notes -2005 was an excellent vintage overall with very high quality grapes. 100% free run juice from the younger vines, fermented in stainless steel and bottled directly from the tanks.

D.O. Rueda

The retreating Moors used a scorched earth policy that left the area south and east of Valladolid devastated for a hundred years. Homesteading farmers and monastic orders in the 11th century began planting vegetables, one of which was the grape Verdejo. Trying to emulate the success of Sherry, the grape was allowed to oxidize and became the style of wine from the area. By the end of the 18th century the fancy for these wines died out. It was at that time that the Marques de Riscal with his mentor Emile Peynod of Bordeaux decided on Rueda as the place to produce a fresh and fruity wine for export. In 1972 he established a bodega to produce a dynamic and unoxidized Verdejo wine. The climate of Rueda is comprised of hot days, cold nights and severe winters. The soil, composed of limestone, is perfect for the variety. Experimentation with oak and the acceptance of Sauvignon Blanc as a permissible grape variety has lifted the image of the DO.

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