History Finca Antigua
FINCA ANTIGUA HISTORY[:es][:][:en]FINCA ANTIGUA BACKGROUND[:]
[Finca Antigua was a real ‘crush’ for Familia Martínez-Bujanda. With the decision to diversify the original Rioja winery business, they combed the country of Spain in search of singular vineyards, with personality, until they landed in an extreme environment for vine cultivation that, far from the traditional and uniform extensions of La Mancha, offered extraordinary possibilities for innovation in winemaking.[:][:en]Finca Antigua was “Love at First Sight” for Familia Martínez Bujanda. With the decision to diversify the original Rioja winery business, they combed the country of Spain in search of singular vineyards with personality. Until they reached an extreme site for vine growing that, far from the traditional and uniform extensions of La Mancha, this estate offered extraordinary possibilities to innovate in the elaboration of wine.[:][:]
[Finca Antigua, whose name refers to the many old vines planted at the time of acquisition, is a 1,000-hectare estate at an altitude of over 900 meters above sea level.The reconversion of the estate involved an arduous technical work of cataloguing and identification of plots, which concluded with the planting of new varieties with great potential for adaptation to the terroir and the conservation of those capable of recovering from the scars of erosion.[:][:en]Finca Antigua, whose name refers to the many old vineyards planted when the estate was bought, is an extension of 1,000 hectares with an altitude over 900 metersof which only 421 are vineyards; the rest is shrub land with holm oaks. To reconvert the estate was a technically difficult in classifying everything, and identifying plots which ultimately ended with the planting of new varieties with a larger potential of adapting to the soil as well as keeping the ones which were able to recover from the scars of erosion[:].
[Familia Martínez-Bujanda acquired Finca Antigua at the beginning of 1999 and inaugurated the newly built winery in 2003. Finca Antigua brings together the best of the old and the new world, with a collection of surprising, creative and innovative wines that express the personality of the land where they are grown.[:][:en]Familia Martínez Bujanda acquired Finca Antigua at the beginning of 1999 and opened the new winery in 2003. Finca Antigua gathers the best of the old and new worlds, with a surprising collection of wines which are creative, innovative and that express the personality of the land where they are grown[:].
[Located between the provinces of Cuenca and Toledo, Finca Antigua is Familia Martínez-Bujanda’s La Mancha DO winery, the perfect platform to give free rein to imagination and creativity. In Finca Antigua we elaborate innovative, avant-garde and surprising wines, which express the personality of a terroir different from the rest of the wine region.[:][:en]Situated between the provinces of Cuenca and Toledo, Finca Antigua is the Familia Martínez Bujanda D.O. La Mancha winery, the perfect platform to provide free rein to imagination and creativity. In Finca Antigua we elaborate innovative, avant-garde and surprising wines that express the personality of a terroir; different from the rest of the wine region[:][:]
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[:es]Located between the provinces of Cuenca and Toledo, located in the best area of the D.O. La Mancha, Finca Antigua gets its name from the old vineyards of the estate when it was bought by Familia Martínez Bujanda.[:][:][:en]Located between the provinces of Cuenca and Toledo, located in the best area of the D.O. La Mancha, Finca Antigua gets its name from the old vineyards of the estate when it was bought by Familia Martínez Bujanda.[:][:][:en]Located between the provinces of Cuenca and Toledo, located in the best area of the D.O. La Mancha, Finca Antigua gets its name from the old vineyards of the estate when it was bought by Familia Martínez Bujanda.[:][:en
[:es]D.O.: La Mancha
YEAR FOUNDED: 2003
AVERAGE AGE: 30 years old
Nº PLOTS: 40
NUMBER OF BARRELS: 4,500 American and French oak barrels
BOTTLES PRODUCTION: 1M bottles
OWNER: Familia Martínez Bujanda[:][:en]D.O.: La Mancha
ESTABLISHED: 2003
AVERAGE: 30 years
NUMBER OF PLOTS: 40
BARRELS: 4,500, American and French Oak
BOTTLES PRODUCTION: 1M bottles
OWNER: Martínez Bujanda Family [:]
