Year
Founded
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1889 in Oyón,
Riaja Alavesa by: Joaquín Martínez Bujanda
Ownership
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Family owned by:
· Jesús
Martínez Bujanda, General Director
· Carlos Martínez
Bujanda, General Commercial Management
· Pilar Martínez Bujanda, Admin. Director
Vineyards
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Grapes come exclusively from the family's own vineyards:
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400 hectares (912 acres) in the three sub-regions of Rioja Alta,
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Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Baja.
Grape
Varieties Grown
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Red: Tempranillo, Mazuelo, Garnacha,
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Cabernet Sauvignon.
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White: Viura, Malvasia.
Winery
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New state-of-the-art winery built in 1984 in Oyón.
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Separate facilities for vinification, barrel ageing (14.000
barrels), and bottle ageing (3.500.000 bottles).
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All vinification is temperature controlled by computers.
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The barrel ageing facility is completely climate-controlled.
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An air renewal system changes the air in the bottle ageing room
twice each day.
Wines
Produced
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All estate-bottled: Conde de Valdemar for aged wines;
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Valdemar for young wines.
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Conde de Valdemar: Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva.
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Valdemar: Blanco, Rosado, Tinto.
Annual
Production
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Approximately 250.000 cases of estate-bottled wine:
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85% red;
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15% white and rosé.
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80% Conde de Valdemar (40% Crianza / 40% Reserva and Gran Reserva)
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20% Valdemar
