Marques de Vargas Rioja Reserva

The history of the Bodega goes back to 1840, when Don Felipe de la Mata, VIII Marqués de Vargas, decided to plant the first vineyards at the Hacienda Pradolagar estate. The family legacy continued with his sons, Pelayo and his brother Francisco, IX Marqués de Vargas, a celebrated figure in Logroño who became mayor of the city at the end of the 19thcentury. Both brothers kept alive the same passion for the vines at Pradolagar.

However, it was the next generation that fully established the family name. Don Hilario de la Mata, father of the current Marqués, was a passionate wine lover like his predecessors. President of a major group of vineyard owners and co-owner of another wine company, he always dreamed of a winery under the family name. Unfortunately, he died young and his dream never became reality.

In 1989, Pelayo de la Mata, XIII Marqués de Vargas and Conde de San Cristóbal, together with his brothers, was finally able to fulfil his father’s dreams and build the winery at the family estate, in the heart of the Rioja Alta region.

Manual harvesting in 12 kg boxes, according to the maturity and variety of
each plot. The grape bunches went into refrigeration chambers within
minutes of being picked. They were kept overnight at a controlled
temperature of between 6-8º C before being hand selected the following day
on the harvest table.
Production in tanks was adapted according to each type of soil. Indigenous
yeast was used from the various plots. For the ageing process, different types
of oak were employed depending on the individual fruit and softness of the
tannins in the final coupage or blend of grape.

The wine ages for 22 months in French oak barrels (40% new)

Produced with grapes from
throughout the “Pradolagar” group of vineyards, is a faithful reflection of the fine
character of the entire Estate. It blends the elegance of our Tempranillo grape, the
density and generosity of the Garnacha and the freshness of the less dominant
Mazuelo. A pleasing, complex and elegant wine.