BODEGAS Y VIÑEDOS HERAS CORDON, S.L.

The Heras Cordon family tradition in wine production can be traced back to the end of the 19th century, when the family built the first cellars in their hometown of Lapuebla de Labarca in the Alaves area of the Rioja.  At the start of the 1990s, a vineyard was purchased in Fuenmayor, a municipality in the Rioja. This was the ideal location for the construction of the new installations which the winery continues to use to date. This construction began in 1995. Aiming to maintain traditional features, stones were bought for the construction of the winery from abandoned 19th century railway stations.  A 10 meters deep excavation was made in the warehouses to allow the aged and reserve wines to rest and mature.  Construction of the new installations concluded in 2001, the same year as the first HERAS CORDON wine was produced in the new installations – classified by the Regulatory Board as an excellent harvest and a vintage of the century.  There are fifty hectares on the property for the production of these great wines, plus the acquisition of the harvest from a further sixty hectares from local farmers who are assessed to ensure excellent grapes are obtained. All the vineyards are in two sub-areas of great prestige and high quality: Rioja Alta (Cenicero, Fuenmayor and Navarrete), and Rioja Alavesa (Laguardia, Elciego and Lapuebla de Labarca).  Later, in 2004, the “HERAS CORDON BOTTLER’S CLUB” was started: 142 customers receive their bottles in accordance with an annual consumption agreement, wherein they are allowed to use the installations and personalise their bottles.  At the end of 2005, a private restaurant (capacity: 50 people) and a function room (capacity: 30 people) were opened for the exclusive use of the winery and members of the bottler’s club. The near future will see the opening of a warehouse to house the end product, a shop to sell wines and a small hotel with 8 rooms for customers and friends.