Aiming to make elegant wine in Bierzo, Losada Vinos de Finca sought out old Bierzo vineyards traditionally planted on clay soils. Losada was established on the outskirts of the village of Pieros, on the St James pilgrimage route, midway between Cacabelos and Villafranca del Bierzo. The company also owns vineyard plots, planted mainly on clay soils round Valtuille de Arriba, where grapes for Altos de Losada are produced. The philosophy is to extract to maximum expression from the region’s terroir via the painstaking selection of estates and vineyards. Complexity and elegance are the grassroots of the Losada Vinos de Finca project.
| COUNTRY | Spain |
| REGION | Castilla y León |
| APPELLATION | D.O. El Bierzo |
| PROPRIETORS | |
| FOUNDED | 2005 |
| WINEMAKER | Amancio Fernández Gómez |
| ANNUAL PRODUCTION | 2,500 9L cases |
| FARMING (SUSTAINABLE, ORGANIC, BIODYNAMIC) | No official certification, but farming sustainably with minimal sulphur and using organic practices as much as possible – no pesticides or fungicides. |
| WINE | BLEND | VINE AGE | SOIL TYPES |
| Losada Godello | 100% Godello | 40 – 60 years | Slate |
| Losada | 99% Mencia, 1% Dona Blanca | 40 – 60 years | Clay |
| Altos de Losada Vino de Villa de Valtuille | 100% Mencia | 40 – 60 years | High content red clay |
| Altos de Losada La Bienquerida | 95% Mencia, 5% indigenous grapes | 96 years | Clay, slate schist, loose stones |
| El Pajaro Rojo | 100% Mencia | 30 – 40 years | High content red clay |
