Finca Valpiedra Vineyard
[:es]THE VINEYARD OF FINCA VALPIEDRA[:][:en]FINCA VALPIEDRA - THE VINEYARD[:]
[There are four major meanders on the Ebro River as it passes through La Rioja. One of them, between Fuenmayor and Cenicero, two localities of extraordinary vocation and wine-growing tradition, is where the winery’s 80 hectares of vineyards are located.
Finca Valpiedra is a spectacular landscape that is distributed in three terraces that go down to the river itself, and which after years of work, our technical team has divided into fifteen different plots, with altitudes between 406 and 427 meters.[:][:en]The Ebro River creates four big meanders in its way through La Rioja. One of them, between Fuenmayor and Cenicero, two towns devoted to viticulture, is the one where the 80 hectares of vineyard of our winery are planted.
Finca Valpiedra is a spectacular landscape divided into three terraces which slopes down to the river itself, and that our technical team has differentiated into fifteen plots, with altitudes between 406 and 427 meters.[:]
[:en]The exceptional conditions of the estate for vine cultivation are a consequence of its microclimate, influenced by the Cantabria Mountainsto the north, and by the Demandato the south, as well as a very special type of soil composed of a layer of pebbles and limestone.
With a climate somewhere between Atlantic and Mediterranean, winters are cold and long. Summers, on the other hand, warm and sunny during the day, stimulate the production of tannins and other polyphenols, which give body, color and longevity to the wine. At night, the breeze and cooler temperatures prevent dehydration of the plant and, in periods of risk of frost, the proximity to the river is our best natural protector.[With a one-half Atlantic and one-half Mediterranean climate, the winters are cold and long. The summers though are warm and sunny during the day, stimulating the production of tannins and other polyphenols that provide body, color and longevity to the wine. At night, the breeze and cooler temperature avoid plant dehydration, and in the periods of frost risk, the best protection is to be near the river as we are[:].
[As for the soils, they have a sandy loam profile. with a surface covered with boulders and a medium level of limestone. The boulders not only give the estate its name, Valpiedra, but also the capacity of the vineyards to keep the sun warm and to help maturation, while inhibiting dehydration of the vines by preventing rapid evaporation of water on hot summer days.[:][:en]The soils are sandy with a surface of stones and a medium level of limestone. The stones not only give the name to the estate, Valpiedra, but also the capacity of the vineyards to keep the sun warm and to help maturation, as also to inhibit the dehydration of the vines; avoiding the quick evaporation of water in the warm days of summer.[:][:][:en]The soils are sandy with a surface of stones and medium level of limestone.
[The boulder soil, common in large Rhône wine-growing areasThe soil of stones, not very usual in Rioja and gives an unmistakable personality to our wines, with a mineral character, balsamic and structured, but always with the elegance that characterizes the elaborations of the best Riojas and Familia Martínez Bujanda.[The soil of stones, common in big vineyard areas of the Rhone, is not very usual in Rioja and gives an unmistakable personality to our wines, with a mineral character, balsamic and structure, but always with the characteristic elegance of the best Riojas and Familia Martínez Bujanda wines[:][:].
