Anciano

Anciano wines are from a family-owned vineyard in Criadores de Rioja located in Alberite, Spain, just six kilometres from Rioja’s capital of Logroño. The bodega is strategically situated at the crossroads of the appellation’s three sub-regions: Rioja Alta, sheltered by the Cantabrian Mountains; Rioja Alavesa with its yellow-hued limestone soils; and Rioja Oriental, home to reddish silica soils. The region is also at the intersection of three weather patterns – Continental, Mediterranean and Atlantic.

Criadores de Rioja was founded in 1999. The estate is owned by the Vivanco family, who are well-known in the region for having spent over 100 years and four generations in Rioja winemaking. The estate practices sustainable, organic farming techniques. The cultivation of the wine takes place with care, selective pruning and hand harvesting. Pesticides and fertilizers are not used, thus not polluting nature. Today the estate owns about 350 hectares of vines, which benefit from the good location below the castle.

Criadores de Rioja is renowned for producing traditional Rioja wines that showcase the classic characteristics of the region, including well-integrated oak and elegant red fruit flavors, often using grapes from historic vineyards.