Wines from the Valdelosfrailes winery

Wines from the Valdelosfrailes winery

Bodega Valdelosfrailes is located in the Valladolid municipality of Cubillas de Santa Marta and belongs to Cigales, a Designation of Origin traditionally recognized for its claretes or rosés, a type of wine that re-emerged between the 40s and 90s, but this DO began to operate in 1991 and to emerge in terms of red wines.
The origin of Valdelosfrailes as a winery dates back to the winemaking tradition of the Carlos Moro family, whose ancestors cultivated vineyards, had wineries and made wine in the areas of Cubillas de Santa Marta and Valoria la Buena.
In 1997 this winemaker and viticulturist, who had already founded the Matarromera Winery in the DO Ribera del Duero, decided to focus on the care of vineyards in that area to build, the following year, the building where he would make magnificent red wines. It was actually in 1999 when this project was expanded by undertaking an ambitious investment plan, including it in the DO Cigales, naming it Valdelosfrailes to refer to the origin of wine in the region, which dates back to the 12th century with the Cistercian monks of the Monastery of Santa María de Palazuelos, hence the name of the valley of the friars to produce elegant, fruity, balanced and mineral wines.
A revolution then began in the production of red wines from this area and the production of new red wines for ageing. Today, this winery continues to produce quality wines with careful elaboration and a limited production.