The Madrid Association of Sommeliers, has organized this Monday at the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid, a unique meeting with three wine magicians of the Ribera del Duero with a tasting of 9 exceptional wines.
The table, coordinated by Manuel Herrera, was made up of the three guests of the AMS: Tomás Postigo, Jose Manuel Pérez and Jose Carlos Álvarez together with Custodio Zamarra,…
JOSÉ MANUEL PÉREZ. The endings are always the beginning of something new; even something better than everything that came before. And if not, just tell it to Jose
Manuel Perez Ovejas. He has returned stronger than ever.
After finishing his first chapter in Viña Pedrosa -the family winery where he spent 30 years- the new lines of his story are written in a new stage that he is facing alone (with the encouragement of his wife Silvia Ortega) and that stars Dominio de Calogia, his new winery that is impregnated with all his personality. His letter of introduction: Dominlo de Calogia, a monovarieal of tinto fino (tempranillo), and what a letter of introduction!
Now in this personal project, -ideated in the spring of 2020- the priorities and philosophy of José Manuel Pérez change, being possible to focus on aspects that were not possible before (with large volumes of wine).
previously (with large production volumes), were unthinkable, such as yields and kilos per vine (where Manuel is now looking for higher quality in
quantity) in order to be able to work without pressure or inertia.
His dream -which has been fulfilled with great success- is developed in 20 hectares of proplos vineyards, with old vines (between 30 and 70 years old) located at an altitude of 800 meters in the heart of the D.O. Ribera del Duero (between the municipalities of Roa and Pedrosa del Duero).
Pedrosa de Duero). At this point the soils are mixed, appearing different typologies ranging from limestone to stony, including clayey soils. Right in the center of this property -like a French domaine- are the new, avant-garde wineries and facilities, in which some four million euros have been invested.
As for the human side of the business, Dominio de Calogia is supported by a young and small team.
team, led on the technical side by Jorge Monge.
The sum of all this, with the fuel of enthusiasm, has quickly made Dominio de Calogia one of the leading red wines in the world.
one of the leading reds of which more than half of the production (25,923 bottles) has been placed in foreign markets.
foreign markets. A true Phoenix Bird of the Ribera del Duero.
