Marquesa de Atiza Vendimia Seleccionada

Marquesa de Atiza Vendimia Seleccionada is a blend of Garnacha, Tempranillo, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from our oldest vines (some of +60 years-old) within DO Cariñena, which is the oldest DO in Aragón (the nearest big city is Zaragoza).

The wine shows an intense deep purple color with a brighter rim. On the nose, it provides dense mature red fruits, plums, currants and some grape liqueur accompanied by hints of toast. On the palate, the wine is big and round, with a great weight of velvety fruit. Its complexity can be also noticed on the finish where subtle toasted notes lengthens a pleasant 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.