Alvides is a family Bodega. The Casado family’s grandfather founded the
Co-operative in Aranda del Duero in 1962. In 2001, the next generation set-up their own small winery with the help of Emmanuel Ivar, a young French oenologist who studied winemaking in the Loire and had moved to Ribera del Duero.
Alvides now have 25 ha of vines, all Tempranillo, with an average age of 40-50 years old.
Harvesting is always by hand. Every level of wine from Joven, Roble, Crianza up to the Reserva is treated to some time in French oak with much stirring of the lees.
The results are excellent: we find a high, dark fruit content in the nose (with a touch of spice – from the oak) and a fabulous suppleness in the mouth.
In spring 2023 we made a long overdue visit to (our third in 25 years). The family makes fabulous Ribera del Duero reds: Roble, Crianza and Tercera Generacion (the newer fancy one). Hector & niece Sara showed us the cellar, the freezing cold original family cellar deep underground, their beautiful vineyards and their current releases. Very classy Ribera del Duero.
