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Gredos 

Location San Martin de Valdeiglesias, Gredos
Grapes Garnacha, Albillo Real
Viticulture Sustainable
Producer Curro Bareno & Jesus Olivares
Website cadimat.wine
Location San Martin de Valdeiglesias, Gredos
Grapes Garnacha, Albillo Real
Viticulture Sustainable
Producer Curro Bareno & Jesus Olivares
Website cadimat.wine

Curro Barreño and Jesús Olivares will be better known in the UK as the founders of Fedellos de Couto, the label under which they produce some of the most sought after Ribeira Sacra. This project sees a return to home roots and wines produced from some of the most spectacular vineyards in the Sierra de Gredos. Here, located in San Martín de Valdeiglesias in the foothills of the Sierra de Gredos. The altitude, granitic sandy soil and ancient vines, collude to produce some of the freshest and appealing wines made from Grenache in Spain. 


The estate has 20 hectares of 30-80 year old vines which are cultivated organically and include Garnacha, Albillo and Moscatel. Much of the vineyard land is under recovery and this is being undertaken slowly to ensure the old vines have a chance to recover, rather than replanting. It is a continental climate, with altitudes between 700 and 850 metres asl and annual average at rainfall 600 mm and annual average temperature 13,7 º C. Wine making is along the minimal intervention path, indigenous yeasts, cold smooth macerations and the use of whole brunches.


Valautin is a ‘village’ Albillo from San Martín de Valdeiglesias. From several little parcels on red granitic soils with various orientations. Whole brunch direct press, alcoholic fermentation and aging in French oak barrels for 8 months. Los Peros is Albillo from the village of Los Peros at 850 metres asl with red granitic soils. Whole brunch direct press, alcoholic fermentation and aging in French oak barrels for 8 months.


Valautin Garnacha is from the village of San Martin de Valdeiglesias. Several small parcels on red granite are selected and the fruit has a gentle 90 day macerations with whole brunch. Ageing is for one year, 50% concrete and 50% old French 500 litre barrels. Fuente de los Huertos is old vine plots on shallow granitic soil with a high quartz level at 800 metres and on a NW orientation. Ageing is for one year in 50% concrete and 50% 500 litre wood. Finally Andrinal is from the oldest vines at 850 metres in Andrinoso on red granite. Whole bunch ferment for 60 days and raised in concrete and oak.

Ca di Mat Wines

Valautin Albillo 100% Albillo Real. Planted over decomposed granite and quartz in bush vine formation at 650m above sea level. The fruit is harvested in small cases and pressed in a basket press to enhance texture. The must is fermented in 50% barrel (french and 2-3 years) and 50% concrete, both on lees. the wine is bottled in late summer. The wine has honey and new leather notes, wild herb and a steeped citrus twang, with a lively, pure palate broad in flavour and long in finish.
Los Peros Blanco 100% Albillo Real. Los Peros is a single vineyard at 750mtr. The old vine bush trained fruit is widely spaced over decompossed granitic soil. It is basket pressed and aged in 50% Oak, of which 20% is new and 50% cement. Ageing is on the lees and the wine is bottles in late summer. The wine has a refined energetic feel, citrus and white floral notes and a very refined, Burgundian-like palate.
Valautin Garnacha 100% Garnacha. Old vine Garnacha grown above San Martin de Valdeiglesias over decomposed granitic soil. The (40% wholebunch) fruit is macerated for 14 days with hand punching and pressed in a basket press. All press wine is added to the free run juice and it is raised in 50% Oak barrique and demi muid and 50% Cement for one year. This is classic gredos wine, light in colour, elegant, edgy and deliciously savoury.
Fuente de Los Huertos 100% Garnacha. A single plot at 700mtr of bush trained vines planted over granite and quartz. The fruit is wholebunch fermented and pressed in a basket press prior to 12mth again in 50% oak barrique and 50% cement tank. The wine is lightfooted, elegant and burgundian in its build, unmistakably Gredos in its flavour profile.
Los Peros Tinto 100% Garnacha. (Was Andrinal) 80yo vines over granite, high altitude, (750 to 950m) and very low yields. The wine is macerated for 20 days and pressed in a basket press. Raised in 50% oak and 50% cement for 12mt. This is an incredibly refined, elegant and longlived wine of great scarcity.
Valautin Albillo 100% Albillo Real. Planted over decomposed granite and quartz in bush vine formation at 650m above sea level. The fruit is harvested in small cases and pressed in a basket press to enhance texture. The must is fermented in 50% barrel (french and 2-3 years) and 50% concrete, both on lees. the wine is bottled in late summer. The wine has honey and new leather notes, wild herb and a steeped citrus twang, with a lively, pure palate broad in flavour and long in finish.
Los Peros Blanco 100% Albillo Real. Los Peros is a single vineyard at 750mtr. The old vine bush trained fruit is widely spaced over decompossed granitic soil. It is basket pressed and aged in 50% Oak, of which 20% is new and 50% cement. Ageing is on the lees and the wine is bottles in late summer. The wine has a refined energetic feel, citrus and white floral notes and a very refined, Burgundian-like palate.
Valautin Garnacha 100% Garnacha. Old vine Garnacha grown above San Martin de Valdeiglesias over decomposed granitic soil. The (40% wholebunch) fruit is macerated for 14 days with hand punching and pressed in a basket press. All press wine is added to the free run juice and it is raised in 50% Oak barrique and demi muid and 50% Cement for one year. This is classic gredos wine, light in colour, elegant, edgy and deliciously savoury.
Fuente de Los Huertos 100% Garnacha. A single plot at 700mtr of bush trained vines planted over granite and quartz. The fruit is wholebunch fermented and pressed in a basket press prior to 12mth again in 50% oak barrique and 50% cement tank. The wine is lightfooted, elegant and burgundian in its build, unmistakably Gredos in its flavour profile.
Los Peros Tinto 100% Garnacha. (Was Andrinal) 80yo vines over granite, high altitude, (750 to 950m) and very low yields. The wine is macerated for 20 days and pressed in a basket press. Raised in 50% oak and 50% cement for 12mt. This is an incredibly refined, elegant and longlived wine of great scarcity.
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