Casar de Burbia
A family-owned winery with deep roots in El Bierzo.
The origins of the Casar de Burbia winery go back to 1989, when Bierzo native and wine lover Nemesio
Fernández began buying old vineyards in Valtuille de Arriba and the neighbouring villages, located the
northern Spanish province of León. Auspiciously, the DO Bierzo was legally created that same year.
Almost a decade later, Mr. Fernández had acquired a grand total of 27 hectares of vineyards, divided into
52 plots across some of the best terroirs in El Bierzo. With the aid of his sons, most notably Isidro
Fernández, a certified oenologist and a graduate agricultural engineer, Mr. Fernández released the debut
vintage of bodega Casar de Burbia in 1998. The main winemaking facility was built shortly afterwards,
in 2002.
Farmed according to the guidelines of organic viticulture, the estate vineyards of the Casar de Burbia
winery are situated between 600 and 700 metres above sea level, in an area with slate and iron-rich
reddish soils. The main variety is Mencía, an indigenous red grape which has seen its prestige increase
exponentially over the las two decades. The winery also grows the local white variety Godello, which, as
of late, has become a sort of a darling of some senior international wine critics.
The product portfolio of bodega Casar de Burbia consists exclusively of varietal Mencía and Godello
wines. The red Casar de Burbia and the white Casar de Burbia Godello are honest and straighforward
expressions of the Bierzo terroir.
- Year of foundation: 1998
- Address: C/. La Constitución, s/n
- City: Carracedelo
- Province: León
- Zip code: 24549
- Country: Spain
- Phone number: +34 987 562 910
- Casar de Burbia
- Guided visits? Yes
- Wine tourism services? Yes
