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Campo Viejo – Spanish wine with a wide range, although it includes only white and red wines. The quality is always high, does not fall below the set bar. Prices are medium to high.
Since 2005, the brand and vineyards have been owned by the French alcohol distributor Pernod-Ricard. Produced in the Rioja region, one of the central points of the Spanish wine industry. Campo Viejo can be found on the wine list of every restaurant in the capital of Logroño. This is the capital of Rioja.
The drink is also popular far beyond the homeland and is sold in more than 70 countries. He has awards from the International Wine Competition in Berlin and New York. The company acquired the status of winery of the year in 2017.
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History of Campo Viejo wine
Campo Viejo was founded in 1959 by winemakers Beristain and Ortihuela, who lived in Spain. The second spent his childhood in the village of El Villar de Arnedo. From time immemorial it has been called Campo Viejo, or Old Plot. Hence the name alcohol. The company was the first to bottle the drink in “Rioja bottles” to distinguish itself from other Spanish wines.
At first, the farm was small, but as time went on, production expanded. Demand gave rise to supply, in 1969 they began to build a new large plant, in parallel developing the distribution of products. Already in the 1970s, it appeared on the shelves of the vast majority of stores in Spain and on spreads of wine lists in establishments.
In 1973, the company changed the packaging design. Now the bottles in them were located not vertically, but horizontally. This solution allows the wine to come into direct contact with the cork, as there is no air space left between them.
Wine retains its properties longer because the risk of oxidizing prematurely is reduced. By the mid-1970s, the company entered the world market, and by the end – to receive awards in competitive programs.
In the 1990-2000s, the company began to work hard on improving the drink and using environmentally friendly technologies in production. As an example, it is rational to consume water resources.
In 1995, Campo Viejo was among the first to become the owner of the ISO 9000 quality certificate. Already in 2003, a new factory was opened, the equipment of which met the strictest environmental requirements. In 2012, the companies were awarded the Carbon Neutral Certificate. She became the first owner.
The wine matures in barrels made of combined oak. Breeds from France and America are used. Thus, the drink acquires a complex aroma of vanilla, coconut, spicy and woody notes.
Although the equipment at the enterprise is modernized, manufacturing technologies remain traditional. The event is extremely responsible and painstaking, but the result is worth it: Campo Viejo acquires a balanced, unlike anything taste.
The farm is located 20 minutes from the capital of Rioja – Logroño. Its plots with vines occupy an impressive territory of three sub-regions: Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja. The ripening process of the berries is carefully monitored according to a pre-compiled manual for each vineyard. It describes in detail how to care for the varieties of Tempranillo (75% of the total volume of fruits), Viura, Parellada, Mazuelo, or Carinera, Macabeo, Garnach, or Garnacha and others.
Виды Old Field
Tempranillo, 13,5%
Ruby color with red fruit aromas, vanilla, sweet-spicy and oaky notes.
The taste is rich, the tannins are not sharp. The aftertaste is long-lasting, it has shades of red fruits and cocoa, vanilla notes.
Reserve, 13,5%
Wine color of ripe pomegranate. It has a harmonious spicy taste of red fruits with tobacco and oak tones. The tannins are light, the wine is medium-bodied.
The aroma is bright with cherry, blackberry and prunes notes. There are tones of black pepper, cloves and vanilla. The aftertaste is long.
Grand Reserve, 13,5%
Ruby color with golden tints. By gravity, the wine is full-bodied with a velvety texture, soft tannins and medium acidity.
The aroma reveals blueberries, blackberries and plums, complemented by woody and smoky notes. The aroma is shaded with spicy and tobacco nuances, partly with minerality.
The finish is long with chocolate, coffee and tobacco nuances. You can feel the dark fruits.
Winemaker’s Art, 13,5%
Ruby-colored wine, shimmers with gold. Clearly structured, has a multifaceted taste of wild berries and a characteristic sourness.
Aroma is fruit and berry with spicy and vanilla notes.
Gross Reserve, 11,5%
Wine of bright straw color with golden tints. The taste is fresh, it harmoniously combines fruit flavors. Light in weight.
The aroma is delicate with notes of freshly baked bread crust and white fruits. The aftertaste is long-lasting.
How and with what to drink Campo Viejo
Red wine should be served at 16-18°C in a tulip glass.
Tempranillo goes well with poultry, pasta, fresh cheeses, all kinds of light snacks and grilled vegetables. Other types will be combined with red meat, fried and stewed, game, aged cheeses and blue cheese.
The serving temperature of white wine will be 6-8 ° C, a tulip glass is also suitable. It is customary to hold glasses with this wine by the stem.
Brut Reserva should be served with fish, meat appetizers, light salads and cheeses.
Interesting Facts
The winery has the largest sales volume among Rioja producers in the world.
Some of the vines on the farm are 90 years old.
Bottles are corked only with natural cork wood so that the drink breathes.
The tree has been growing for 200 years, the Spaniards are very proud of it.
Tempranillo sometimes mutates from red to white. This property was discovered in the 2000s.
One employee works in one shift at the wine warehouse.
Relevance: 28.03.2020
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