Our small project arose with the idea of ​​making wine in Alberite (Rioja Oriental), a municipality in the Iregua Valley where people have traditionally dedicated themselves to viticulture but not to making their own wines. If only for family consumption. In 2018 we wanted to change that and produced just 400 bottles of our wine Víctor Ausejo Garnacha Blanca in a determined commitment to get away from the ubiquitous Tempranillo and value the area, its vineyards and minority varieties traditionally grown here.

Since then we have continued with this philosophy, expanding our range and producing red and white single varietals from traditional grapes that are scarce today in Rioja, with which we try to convey the identity of the Iregua Valley territory and our way of understanding wine.

2-hectare ‘El Peinao’ plot planted with Garnacha Blanca in Clavijo at an altitude of 546 meters above sea level. Loam textured soil with silty clay composition, rich in coarse silt, and to a lesser extent alluvial.

East-West orientation, slight slope of the land, good aeration and sun exposure of the bunches. Sustainable, minimally invasive viticulture work. Organic fertilizer, no herbicides or systemic products are used. Minimum tillage of the soil.GRAPE

100% Garnacha Blanca

Organic and Biodynamic 

Gallys Tip: Ausejo is THE MAN when it comes to WHITE Garnacha. This on-the-rise varietal, in the right hands, can express itself like the best dry Chenin Blancs of the Loire Valley, and then some.