Bodegas Navarro, S.A.    

DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN

The vineyards were already successful under the Roman Empire. Seneca “The Ancient” and his son Seneca “The Philosopher” were Cordovan citizens and are thought to have had several vineyards in Montilla.

The Denomination of Origin was established in 1944 using the name of two of the main vineyard areas. Nowadays the vineyard occupies about 8700 hectares spread out among 18 plots that produce about 600,000 Hl.

Several grape varieties can be found at this Denomination of Origin: Baladí, Lairén, Muscatel, Torrontes, Verdejo and Palomino but the dominant grape variety in this area is the Pedro Ximénez.

Two thirds of the lands are made up of red soil, a little clay and limey, a Ruedo mixture that produce the simplest wines. The best zones are called “Alberos” which are found in the heart of the Denomination of Origin in the Montes Altos.

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