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Bodegas Araco
D O C Rioja (Alavesa)

 

Araco 2010 Red
Araco 2007/08 Crianza Red
Araco 2004/05 Reserva Red


Established in 1987, Bodegas Araco is situated in Laguardia (Alava), bounded by the Sierra Cantabria to the north-east and by the left bank of the Ebro River to the west. The winery is owned by 14 families with a long tradition for making wine.Their vineyards, situated in the heart of the Rioja Alavesa around the municipalities of Laguardia, Lanciego and Baños de Ebro (Alava), total 200 hectares of Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo and Garnacha from average 35 year old vines. Protected from the cold, wet northerly “Cierzo ”winds by the Cantabrian mountains, they are on average 635m above sea level.Very cold winters, often reaching 10 deg.C below zero, hot summers reaching 30 deg.C and an average rainfall between 450-600mm, are all factors which contribute to the growing of very healthy, high quality grapes. Since their foundation, Bodegas Araco have been dedicated to producing Alavesa red wines of the highest standard, Joven, Crianza and increasingly Reserva from the very best Tempranillo grapes of the region's chalky clay soils. Careful viticultural practices, low yields, averaging 5000 kgs/ha., and the age of the vines ensure an excellent base material. The whole production is tightly controlled in their modern installations with the latest technology, maturing in 225 litre oak casks (450 American and 150 French oak) and bottle ageing, all carefully monitored by their oenologist, Rafael Sodupe. Their annual production is limited to 565,000 litres. Bodegas Araco is rapidly earning itself a fine reputation for producing some of the best wines from Rioja Alavesa.
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