Carremolino 2022 | César Fernández Díaz

Name: Carremolino 2022 | César Fernández Díaz
Brand: César Fernández Díaz
SKU: 573
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César Fernández Díaz, IGP Castilla y León (Fuentelcésped, Burgos). Field blend of reds (Tempranillo, Bobal, Listán Prieto, Garnacha, Bastardo) and whites (Albillo Mayor, Pirulés). Vines over 150 years old and plantings from 1915–17. Organic and biodynamic viticulture.

Native-yeast fermentation. 2 months in oak and stainless steel. Unfiltered and unfined.

Carremolino is a red wine produced by César Fernández Díaz, located in Fuentelcésped, within the province of Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain. The wine carries the IGP Castilla y León designation and was released from the 2022 vintage. It originates from the Carremolino plot, situated in the Monte de La Dehesa area.

The viticultural foundation of this wine is defined by exceptional vine age. The estate maintains vines that are over 150 years old, alongside specific plantations dating back to 1915–17. Farming follows organic and biodynamic principles.

In the cellar, Carremolino is a field blend comprising both red and white varieties. The red component includes Tempranillo, Bobal, Listán Prieto, Garnacha, and Bastardo (Trousseau), while the white elements consist of Albillo Mayor and Pirulés. Fermentation is conducted using native yeasts, preserving the indigenous microbial character of the vineyard. Following fermentation, the wine undergoes a brief aging period of two months in both barrel and stainless steel tanks. The final product is neither filtered nor clarified, resulting in a natural and unmanipulated profile.

Critical reception for this vintage has been highly favorable. The Wine Advocate awarded the 2022 Carremolino a score of 95 points. This rating underscores the wine’s quality and complexity relative to its peers.

Overall, Carremolino represents a profound expression of ancient terroir in Castilla y León. By combining centenarian vines with biodynamic farming and minimal intervention winemaking, César Fernández Díaz has crafted a wine that reflects the raw vitality of its origin. The blend of old-world varieties and extended vine age suggests a structure capable of expressing deep fruit character and distinct mineral nuances, making it a significant entry in the portfolio of this Spanish producer.

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César Fernández Díaz grew up helping his mother's family in the traditional underground cellars of Aranda de Duero, where wine was kept for household use and sold to friends and neighbors. He studied viticulture and oenology in Madrid and spent nearly a decade training with the most important figures in new Spanish wine: Bodegas Bernabeleva, Viña Mein in Ribeiro, and above all Comando G in the Sierra de Gredos — the project that most shaped his approach, with its emphasis on freshness, tension, and terroir transparency.

In 2018 he launched his own project with barely 1,800 bottles. He works old vines in Fuentelcésped, in the Burgos part of Ribera del Duero; the wine of the same name comes from his Carremolino plot, on the Monte de La Dehesa. His wines are bottled as Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León: the variety blends he works with — Tempranillo, Bobal, Bastardo, Listán Prieto, Albillo Mayor, Garnacha — fall outside the rules of the Ribera del Duero DO.

In the cellar he follows the Gredos school closely: indigenous yeasts, light extraction, neutral oak as a vessel with no stylistic role, and zero additions — unfiltered, unfined, no added sulfur. Carremolino comes from his oldest plot, with pre-phylloxera vines alongside others planted between 1915 and 1917, co-planted exactly as they were a century ago. Wine Advocate awarded it 95 points. The Espantaburros Clarete, a co-fermentation of red and white grapes in the traditional Castilian style, received 93 points. "Espantaburros" is the popular name of a wild scrub plant that grows across the dry fields of the area, one that — according to local tradition — used to startle the working donkeys.

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