Marquesa de Atiza Garnacha

Marquesa de Atiza Garnacha is a red wine made of Garnacha grapes from bush vines at 600 m altitude, located in the Sierras de Algairén and Serrallón, within DO Cariñena, which is the oldest DO in Aragón (the nearest big city is Zaragoza). Vineyards are approx. 20 years-old and the yield is around 5 tons per hectare.

The wine has an appealing cherry colour. The bouquet is reminiscent of red fruit, raspberry, with hints of truffles. Full body and a balanced acidity give the wine a good structure and a long finish.

In the V bC century, after 700 years of Roman occupation, Spain embraced the Roman gastronomy and winemaking culture. Hundreds of Roman villas expanded across the Iberian Peninsula and wine cellars became popular. During that Spanish Golden Century, those villas served as foundation for stablishing nobility palaces. It is said that Carmen García, Marquesa de Atiza (Marquesa in Spanish means “Machioness”), possessed one of the most popular manors in Aragón and it was rumored that she experimented in her palace’s basements. However, nobody knew what she was actually doing. In 1690, the Marchioness unveiled her best-kept secret: she had a Roman cellar under her palace. In Aragón, people still remembers her as the first woman in Spanish winemaking.