Petín village, Valdeorras valley, province of Ourense, in the western part of the D.O.

Single vineyard farmed on the south bank of the Sil River on 30% slopes. Northwest-facing.

FOUNDING YEAR: 2004

Dry-farmed bush vines (gobelet). Bodegas Avancia practices sustainable, artisanal viticulture, minimizing treatments as much as possible, with a preference for contact fungicides. No herbicides are used.

Slate soils mixed with small amounts of quartz.

Mediterranean climate with an Atlantic influence. Very cold winters and very warm hot summers.

8 months in used barrels (second to fifth use).

Ayuntamiento de A Rúa

Finca A grande, A Rúa (Ourense)

Mediterranean climate with an Atlantic influence. Very cold winters and very warm hot summers.

The grapes are hand-harvested and stored in small cases. The wine is fermented with indigenous yeast in French oak puncheons and demi-muids (500-600 L barrels, respectively.)

6 months sur lie in French oak puncheons and demi-muids (500-600L barrels, respectively) with battonage.

D.O. Sierras de Málaga

100% Muscat of Alexandria. One of the oldest clones of the Muscat family and one of the only remaining genetically unmodified vitis vinifera cultivars remaining in the world today. 

1924

Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Organic Gobelet trained vines. Cultivated completely by hand, with minimal human intervention. 

Black slate

Fermentation in French barrels 600 l.

6 months sur lie 

Calatayud

100% Garnacha de Aragón, the oldest clone of Garnacha (Grenache) in the world. Garnacha (Grenache) was first cultivated in this northeastern corner of Spain and transferred across the Mediterranean by the Kingdom of Aragón.

Multiple old mountain vineyards. (El Plano, Barranco de la Rambla, Cerro Verde, Cerro del Cura, La Laguna…)

Between 1925 and 1985

Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Organic Gobelet trained vines. Cultivated completely by hand, with minimal human intervention. The majority of the vineyards receive no treatments whatsoever.

Cambrian-Silurian slate and quartz soils, partially covered by a thin layer of calcareous Mesozoic soil.

Extreme continental, with drastic temperature swings between day and night. Extremely low levels of precipitations. Drought years are not uncommon.

Hand-harvested and stored in small 20 kg boxes. Fermentation takes place in concrete and stainless steel tanks with wild yeast.

In concrete and stainless steel tanks.

Breca El Nacido is a young, fruit forward, authentic expression of the oldest clones of Garnacha in the world. Considered by many to be one of the finest values in the world.

D.O. Málaga

Vélez-Málaga, Axarquía, Málaga

100% Muscat of Alexandria. One of the oldest clones of the Muscat family and one of the only remaining genetically unmodified vitis vinifera cultivars remaining in the world today. The seafaring Phoenicians transplanted this grape from Alexandria, Egypt to Málaga 3,000 years ago.

El Salto Negro, El Barranco

1918, 1930

Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Organic Gobelet trained vines. Cultivated completely by hand, with minimal human intervention. The majority of the vines receive no treatments whatsoever. The vineyards are naturally fertilized by the region’s goats and mules.

Mountain vineyards planted without terraces at inclinations of up to 70%. Slate and white quartz soils.

Mediterranean climate. Temperatures reach an average high of 86° F (30° C) in the summer and an average low of 46° F (8° C) in the winter. Rainfall is extremely scarce, only reaching a level of 400 mm per year.

Late harvest followed by rigorous selection on a sorting table. The grapes are dried on mats in the winery by the warm sea breeze. Fermentation in stainless steel by wild yeast.

8 months sur lie in stainless steel.

Vélez-Málaga, Axarquía, Málaga

100% Muscat of Alexandria. One of the oldest clones of the Muscat family and one of the only remaining genetically unmodified vitis vinifera cultivars remaining in the world today. The seafaring Phoenicians transplanted this grape from Alexandria, Egypt to Málaga 3,000 years ago.

1908

Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Organic Gobelet trained vines. Cultivated completely by hand, with minimal human intervention. The majority of the vines receive no treatments whatsoever.

Mountain vineyards planted without terraces at inclinations of up to 70%. Slate and white quartz soils.

Mediterranean climate. Temperatures reach an average high of 86° F (30° C) in the summer and an average low of 46° F (8° C) in the winter. Rainfall is extremely scarce, only reaching a level of 400 mm per year.

The grapes are arranged one layer deep in small boxes that are stacked in a cool room in the winery for further drying. Rigorous selection of the late harvest, dried grapes on a selection table. The dried grapes are pressed and the must is immediately transferred to three large format (600L) French oak barrels for fermentation and ageing. 355 g R.S. 15 kg of grapes required to make 375 ml of wine.

35 months sur lie large format (600L) French oak barrels.

Deep amber, golden color. Full of intense ripe fruit aromatics complemented by honey and jasmine. An unctuous, opulent youth feel balanced out by bright acidity.

100% Muscat of Alexandria. One of the oldest clones of the Muscat family and one of the only remaining genetically unmodified vitis vinifera cultivars remaining in the world today. The seafaring Phoenicians transplanted this grape from Alexandria, Egypt to Málaga 3,000 years ago.

1902

Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Organic Gobelet trained vines. Cultivated completely by hand, with minimal human intervention. The majority of the vines receive no treatments whatsoever.

Mountain vineyards planted without terraces at inclinations of up to 80%. Slate and white quartz soils.

Mediterranean climate. Temperatures reach an average high of 86° F (30° C) in the summer and an average low of 46° F (8° C) in the winter. Rainfall is extremely scarce, only reaching a level of 400 mm per year.

The grapes are arranged one layer deep in small boxes that are stacked in a cool room in the winery for further drying. Rigorous selection of the late harvest, dried grapes on a selection table. The dried grapes are pressed and the must is immediately transferred to one, large format French oak barrel for fermentation and ageing. Due to the incredibly high residual sugar, the must will only ferment to 5% alcohol. 512 grams of residual sugar. 40 kg of grapes required to make one 375 mL bottle.

40 months sur lie in one large format French oak barrel.

Vélez-Málaga, Axarquía, Málaga

100% Muscat de Alexandria. One of the oldest clones of the Muscat family and one of the only remaining genetically unmodified vitis vinifera cultivars remaining in the world today. The seafaring Phoenicians transplanted this grape from Alexandria, Egypt to Málaga 3,000 years ago.

1920

Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Organic Gobelet trained vines. Cultivated completely by hand, with minimal human intervention. The majority of the vines receive no treatments whatsoever.

Mountain vineyards planted without terraces at inclinations of up to 70%. Slate and white quartz soils.

Mediterranean climate. Temperatures reach an average high of 86°F (30°C) in the summer and an average low of 46°F (8°C) in the winter. Rainfall is extremely scarce, only reaching a level of 400mm per year.

Late harvest followed by diligent table sorting. Fermentation in stainless steel. 140g of residual sugar. 3.75 kg of grapes required to make one 375mL bottle.

8 months sur lie in stainless steel.

D.O. Sierras de Málaga

100% Garnacha

Several proprietary vineyards located in the Axarquía. The vineyards in Málaga are the most extreme in all of Europe. The mountainside vineyards are planted at inclinations of up to 70°. There is no terracing, ladders, or mechanization to assist with the harvest. The vineyards are worked completely by hand.

2012

Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Organic Gobelet trained vines. Cultivated completely by hand, with minimal human intervention. The majority of the vines receive no treatments whatsoever.

Mediterranean climate. Temperatures reach an average high of 86° F (30° C) in the summer and an average low of 46° F (8° C) in the winter. Rainfall is extremely scarce, only reaching a level of 400 mm per year.

Primary fermentation in 5T open top fermenters. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel.

Malolactic fermentation and ageing in stainless steel tanks.

D.O. Sierras de Málaga

100% Muscat of Alexandria. One of the oldest clones of the Muscat family and one of the only remaining genetically unmodified vitis vinifera cultivars remaining in the world today. The seafaring Phoenicians transplanted this grape from Alexandria, Egypt to Málaga 3,000 years ago.

Between 1946 and 1968

Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Organic Gobelet trained vines. Cultivated completely by hand, with minimal human intervention. The majority of the vines receive no treatments whatsoever.

Decomposed slate and white quartz

Mediterranean climate. Temperatures reach an average high of 86° F (30° C) in the summer and an average low of 46° F (8° C) in the winter. Rainfall is extremely scarce, only reaching a level of 400 mm per year.

Fermentation in stainless steel by wild yeast.

Hombria, Pinar, Portichuela, and others. The vineyards in Málaga are the most extreme in all of Europe. The mountainside vineyards are planted at inclinations of up to 70°. There is no terracing, ladders, or mechanization to assist with the harvest. The vineyards are worked completely by hand.

7 months sur lie in stainless steel.