Rioja Alavesa presents a perfect balance of culture and nature, pleasure, and hard work. The beautiful landscape reflects Rioja Alavesa’s culture through the mosaic of ancient villages, mountains, monasteries and churches, and of course, the vineyards.
To the North, the Sierra Cantabria provide a unique microclimate, a barrier against the cool, moist coast of Northern Spain and the Cantabrian Sea, which creates perfect agricultural conditions for winemaking. Rioja Alavesa is located in the Ebro River Valley. In addition to it’s northern border, the Sierra Cantabria, it is bordered on the south by the Sierra de la Demanda.
The unofficial motto of Bodega 202 since its inception has been ‘old vines and altitude.’
Bodega 202 makes great wines from Rioja Alavesa´s most important high-altitude, older vineyards, which are nurtured and enriched by the terroir.
High-altitude vineyards provide the best environment for the slow ripening of Tempranillo grapes. Low temperatures while maturation takes place allow for a slower process, providing much thicker skins, which are more resistant to illness.
Our oldest vines are 80 to 100 years old. The old vines offer lower yields and more concentration, allowing us to obtain extraordinarily powerful and aromatically complex wine with the capacity for long aging, giving elegance and finesse to the wines.
The characteristic calcareous-clay soils of Rioja Alavesa nurture a balanced structure, poor organic content, and a restrained vegetative potential.
RIOJA
Rioja presents a perfect balance of culture and nature, pleasure and hard work. The beautiful landscape reflects Rioja’s culture through the mosaic of ancient villages, mountains, monasteries and churches, and of course the vineyards.
To the North, the Sierra Cantabria provide a unique microclimate barrier against Northern Spain and the Cantabrian Sea, creating wonderful agricultural conditions for winemaking. In the Rioja valley, the Ebro river stretches West to East giving life to the valley. It is a land of emotion and sensation.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
The unofficial motto of Bodega 202 since its inception has been ‘old vines and altitude.’
OUR LAND
Bodega 202 aspires to make great wines from Rioja Alavesa´s most exciting ancient-mountain vineyards, wines that express the sense of the place aided by a vineyard driven approach and respect for Terroir.
The high elevation provides a perfect balance to the slow ripening grapes of tempranillo. Low temperatures while maturation takes place allows for a slower process, providing for much thicker skins, more resistant to illness.
Our oldest vines are 80 to 100 years. The aged vines are the best restraint for yield, allowing us to obtain extraordinary concentrated and aromatically complex wine, with the capacity for long aging periods giving elegance and finesse to the wines.
The characteristic calcareous-clay soils of the Rioja Alavesa provide for balanced structure, poor organic content, and a restrained vegetative potential.
