Bodegas Castillo Viejo S.A.

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    • Company Profile:
    Year Established:1927
    Businss Type:Manufacturer
    Contact:Mr. Federico Domingo (Export Manager)
    Telphone:598-99-290316
    Fax598-2-3691836
    MobilePhone:
    Web Site:www.castilloviejo.com  
    Zip:90200
    Country/Region:
    Province/State:Canelones
    City:Las Piedras
    Address:Ruta 68 Km 24    
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    Introduce:
    Bodegas Castillo Viejo combines tradition and innovation to produce the best
    quality offered by our region. In this age of wine factories buyouts, increasingly
    consolidation and mass production, our (almost) artisan wine making methods
    produce fine wines, full of personality and character, in a fruit driven and long
    tasting style.

    The vineyards grow close to the Rio de la Plata, 34 southern latitude, benefiting
    from a sunny and cool Atlantic climate. The terroir is clay loam soil although it
    contains some rocky material having a moderate water retention capacity. A
    terroir of this type produces more tannins and stronger, structured and fruity
    wines.

    The property is strategically located, at 35 km (21,7 miles) from the coastline,
    surrounded by 3 big rivers which creates a unique microclimate. The altitude
    above sea level is 100 m (328 ft) above sea level. Rainfall at this location is lower
    than in other places in Uruguay. The thermal amplitude is 18 degrees with
    variations from 30C (86 F) and 12C (54 F).

    We cultivate and harvest by hand 100 hectares of low yielding and high density
    Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot vines, Chardonnay,
    Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier and Gewurztraminer. In very limited quantities we
    grow Tempranillo and Pinot Noir which gives a volume of approximately 55.000
    cases.

    We think in bunches of berries per plant instead of kilograms per hectare. Our
    planting system is the OPEN LYRE with an density of 4.000 plants per hectare
    depending on soil type and variety, clone and rootstock vigour. We search for
    equilibrated vines that produce 2 or 3 kilograms per plant depending of the
    varietys characteristics. We use only our own grapes and this is the source of
    100% of our wines. We neither buy grapes nor wines.


    Our vineyards management is based on the principles of respecting the
    environment and minimum intervention. We do not irrigate and we do not use
    residual herbicides/pesticides. Normally we use only mineral fungicides and
    organic fertilizers when needed. The natural grass cover the land till the end of
    spring rains helps us to extract excess water. Three to four times during the
    growing season we defoliate the bunch area for better exposure of the grapes. We
    take away excess crop when needed and clean up late flowering bunches that
    would not be completely ripe at harvest time.


    The grapes are 100% hand picked - two times if necessary to achieve full bunch
    maturity. Maybe the most distinctive point of the harvest at Bodegas Castillo
    Viejo is that we harvest most of our grapes during the night.
    Transport to the
    winery in 16 kg boxes in not more than an hour from picking to crushing.

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