Winery: Bodega Tintoralba

Presentation

Company Name: Coop. Agraria Santa Quiteria

Manager: Diego Navalón

Export Manager: Emilio Saez van Eerd - export@tintoralba.com

Year of Foundation: 1958

Address: B.G. Sáez, 34

Postal Code: 02694

City: Higueruela

Province/State: Albacete
Region: Castilla La Mancha

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Telephone: 967 287 012

Fax: 967 287 031

E-Mail: direccion@tintoralba.com

Web: www.tintoralba.com

D.O./I.G. (designation): Almansa D.O.

comments:

TINTORALBA belongs to rather unknown Denomination of Origin Almansa, in the southeast of Spain. Here, at an altitude of 1000 meters we cultivate the GARNACHA TINTORERA, an unknown and therefore very interesting local grape.

According to Wine Advocate and ?Guía Peñín?, our young red Higueruela and Crianza Tintoralba belong to the list of "best buys" in Spain.

Technical Sheet

Wine Maker : Pedro Sarrion

Export Manager: Emilio Saez van Eerd - export@tintoralba.com

Own Vineyards in hectares: 2600

Total production in litres: 10.000.000

Total bottled production: 250.000 botellas

% of the Sales in Exports: 90

Countries winery is selling to: Alemania, Canadá, España, Estados Unidos, Japón, México, Corea del Sur, Suiza

Countries where winery is looking for importer: Alemania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bélgica, Brasil, Canadá, Chile, China, Chipre, Croacia, Cuba, Dinamarca, Estados Unidos, Estonia, Macedonia, Rusia, Filipinas, Finlandia, Francia, Grecia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungría, India, Indonesia, Irlanda, Islandia, Israel, Italia, Jamaica, Kuwait, Letonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgo, Malasia, Malta, Marruecos, México, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Noruega, Nueva Zelandia, Países Bajos, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Polonia, Portugal, Reino Unido, República Checa, República Dominicana, Rumania, Serbia, Singapur, Sudáfrica, Suecia, Suiza, Tailandia, Tayikistán, Trinidad y Tabago, Túnez, Turquía, Ucrania, Uruguay, Uzbekistán, Venezuela

Professional comments:

Our region lies at an altitude of between 900 and 1,100 metres. The shallow limestone soils have a sandy texture and very little organic material. The continental climate is harsh and dry, with extremely cold winters and summers that are very hot during the day and cool at night. These conditions favour a longer ripening process.

These extreme soil and climate growing conditions result in low yields and favour the ripening process, giving the grape more colour, tannins and aromas. They also help the berry to demonstrate its true genetic properties.

The secret behind our great wines lies in the perfect combination of the best growing techniques and painstaking production.

At the Santa Quiteria cooperative winery, our innovative technical team not only carries out exhaustive controls of our vineyards, but they are also doing a great deal of research in the winemaking and viticulture sector, such as the experimental planting of Petit Verdot and Tannat.

We use state-of-the-art technology for our wine making and ageing process.

Over the years we have built up over 2,600 hectares of our own vineyards, an exceptional achievement due to both their size and quality.

Wine tourism

Person in Charge of Wine Tourism: Emilio Sáez - direccion@tintoralba.com

Visiting hours: 9.00 - 14.00 & 16.00 - 18.00

Languages for visits: English, Spanish, Dutch

Entry fee: 3 ?

Options:

Activities:
Please ask the winerie for suggestion if you want to make additional activities.

Comments on Wine Tourism:
The Higueruela's Town hall organises several activities this summer. Please check this webpage for more information www.higueruela.net

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