Region: Spain - Rioja
Grapes: Graciano
Alcohol: 13.5%
Notes on the Wine
A medium to full-bodied red from Rioja made entirely from th Graciano grape. Commonly blended with Tempranillo to make Rioja, this grape has fun spice nuances that add a lift to the flavor profile.
Notes on the Producer
The family Muga Barahona was the precursor of what today is called Bodegas Berceo. At that time, the winery was created as a family business which didn´t even have a commercial name. At the beginning, a small winery was built in a little plot owned by the family. This piece of land is known as “Heras de Santa Lucía”.
Some decades after it was founded, in 1863, the French vineyards were being devastated by the phylloxera (a little plant flea that gets attached to the leaves of the plant and also in the roots of the vine, licking the sap so that the plant not only gets harmed but also ends up dying).
Because of this reason, the French vine growers had no other choice but to search in different growing Spanish areas, until they found La Rioja. This region is located in the northern part, which is cooler and where there are perfect conditions to elaborate wine.
At this moment, Luis Muga Barahona owned some lands in the city of Haro, and when a Bordeaux native called Guy Hageman saw it, he was amazed. He decided to buy the lands of Luis Muga so that he could build in 1872 the first winery of the city of Haro. This is what we know today as Bodegas Berceo.
