Vineyards
The Compass
The vineyards of Bodegas Regajo are located mainly in the northeast of the municipality of Fregenal de la Sierra, although they initially originate from vineyards located to the south, at an altitude of around 580 and 590 meters, partly influenced by the Calderero and Ciallo streams. The vineyards were planted between the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The Base
The soil is slate in part and clay in the majority of the plots, where the necessary water and nutrient retention is achieved, giving unique development to the varieties we harvest. It also benefits from the Mediterranean climate, with Atlantic influence, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees in summer and lows above zero in winter, and rainfall of approximately 600 liters per square meter per year. Our eyes are focused on the sky every day, committed to our work.
The Fruit
The Tempranillo variety, the country's red wine, gave rise to the vineyards, and over time, mainly since the 1990s, new varieties have been planted in the various plots, including Macabeo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pedro Ximénez, Eva (a native of Extremadura), Garnacha, and Syrah. The latter three are small plots, but all have been testaments to the winery's development.
The Vintage
The grapes are handpicked using boxes and crates weighing between 10 and 15 kilos. They are then sorted for subsequent transport in trailers directly to the winery, where they are unloaded with extreme care, ensuring the best quality and achieving the guaranteed quality product with the Bodegas Regajo seal. A true expression of the family.
Winery
The Entrance into Lagar
The harvested fruit arrives at the winery in two or three shifts throughout the mornings of September, some years at the beginning and others at the end, with exceptions in August, depending on the ripeness of the grapes. Selection is essential, both in the field and in the winery, with the sorting table and destemming prior to pressing, to obtain the wine we passionately strive for.
Time for the work of art
Maceration takes place in large tanks and then, after several rackings, depending on the quality, the wine is transferred for fermentation to clay jars or French and American oak barrels, where it ages and is continuously monitored during the six months of patient waiting. After clarification and filtration, the wine is bottled.
"A good wine is like a good movie:
it lasts for an instant and leaves a glorious taste in your mouth; it's new with every sip and, like movies, it's born and reborn in each taster.
-Federico Fellini-