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Bodegas Ollauri - Conde de Los Andes

Spain - La Rioja Alta

Situated in the heart of the Rioja Alta region, a short distance from Haro and Briones, in a small town with a long winemaking history, as witnessed by its 17th and 18th century manor houses.

Since 2014, this winery has taken on the legacy of the old Paternina house and the historic Conde de los Andes brand, one of the great names in Rioja winemaking and wine culture.

Today, with the help of the Murúa family, Bodegas Ollauri-Conde de los Andes takes up a tradition that goes back several centuries. It was in 1896 when Federico Paternina created the modern winery where his ancestors had been making and storing wine since the 15th century.

The Conde de los Andes vineyard is located on the banks of the Ebro and below the cliffs of the Toloño mountain range, between the municipalities of Briñas and Haro (La Rioja) and Labastida (Rioja Alavesa).

Because of their uniqueness and character, we focus on the highest vineyards, sheltered between rugged hillsides and sandstone crags. From its traditionally cultivated old vines, we can contemplate a beautiful view of the Ebro valley and the whole of the Rioja Alta area.

Our plots were planted at different times. The oldest are more than a century old and date from the first replantings after the phylloxera outbreak. Even the most recent ones are mature vines, more than 40 years old on average.

Three main native grape varieties coexist in the mountain valleys: the red varieties, Tempranillo (the majority) and Garnacha, and the white Viura. And in our river areas, we also have old Malvasia Riojana vines.