Vineyards
RESPECT FOR ALL THAT IS NATURAL, LOCAL AND DISTINCTIVE
HOYO DORNAJO
PLANTING: 1989
SURFFACE AREA: 60 hectares
ALTITUDE: 815 – 830 m
PLOTS: 18 plots with 3 varieties
TERRAIN: Located 1 km from the banks of the River Duero, on a south-facing slope with an inclination above 6%.
TERROIR: Poor in organic content, with a clay-loam texture and high content in limestone due to outcrops from tertiary sediments on the River Duero basin. This composition helps to preserve the fruit notes in the wine.
WINES: El Cuentista, El Buen Alfarero y Pradorey Élite.
LA MINA
PLANTING: 1989 – 1991
SURFFACE AREA: 73 hectares
ALTITUDE: 807 – 820 m
PLOTS: 23 plots with 3 varieties
TERRAIN: Located 1,5 km from the banks of the River Duero, on a south-facing slope with an inclination above 5%.
TERROIR: Soils with poor organic content and a sandy loam texture, an average limestone content of about 10% in the upper part of the slope and good depth. These soils propitiate wines suitable for laying down.
WINES: Pradorey Finca La Mina
PRADO DEL REY
PLANTING: 1991 – 1992
SURFFACE AREA: 46 hectares
ALTITUDE: 806 – 825 m
PLOTS: 131 plots with 2 varieties
TERRAIN: Located 2 km from the banks of the River Duero, on a southwest- facing slope with an inclination above 3%.
TERROIR: This is the vineyard which gives our winery its name. It is has a high organic content with a clay-loam texture at the top which turns into sandy loam at the bottom. The soil is very deep, so the vines have a large area in which to extend their roots.
EL PINO
PLANTING: 1994
SURFFACE AREA: 75 hectares
ALTITUDE: 805 – 810 m
PLOTS: 14 plots with 2 varieties
TERRAIN: The vineyard is located 5 km from the banks of the River Duero in a plot next to the winery on a very slight slope. Its near flatness retains the air, producing a greater thermal inversion than in the rest of the plots.
TERROIR: This vineyard is the most heterogeneous in the estate, with clay-loam soils in the area closer to the hills and sandy loam soils and sandy soils near the road. The ground is deep allowing the vines to grow strong, as can be seen in the hefty trunks and branches.
WINES: Lia
LOS ROBLES
PLANTING: 1998
SURFFACE AREA: 68 hectares
ALTITUDE: 805 – 820 m
PLOTS: 26 plots with 3 varieties
TERRAIN: The vineyard is located on a plot next to El Pino, 5.5 km from the banks of the River Duero. The vineyard is not flat but undulated with slopes never exceeding 3%.
TERROIR: Predominantly shallow, clay-loam soils. The vines suffer marked water stress during the summer, so strict irrigation controls are necessary to prevent leaf desiccation and premature raisining, which would affect grape quality.
SALGÜERO
PLANTING: 1998
SURFFACE AREA: 27 hectares
ALTITUDE: 805 – 825 m
PLOTS: 7 plots with 1 varieties
TERRAIN: The vineyard is planted on a hill near mount Los Laderos, with two
slopes, one south-facing and the other facing west, both with steep
slopes overlooking the Duero Valley.
TERROIR: Predominance of sandy-loam soils, particularly towards the end,
although at higher areas there is more clay with a high limestone-
content at the top of the slopes. Soils are quite shallow and more clayey at the top with a rocky bottom at a shadow depth. However, in the lower areasm the soils are much deeper with a softer texture.
WINES: Adaro y Sr. Niño
VALDELAYEGUA
PLANTING: 1999
SURFFACE AREA: 114 hectares
ALTITUDE: 790 – 820 m
PLOTS: 26 plots with 8 varieties
TERRAIN: The vineyard is planted on a plot with two types of terrain: one part is a southern-facing slope and the other is virtually flat. It is 0.5 km from the banks of the River Duero and about 0.7 km from the river Gromejón.
TERROIR: There are two very different areas: in the flat part of the plot, the
texture is sandy loam with a predominance of thick clumps, while the hillside has a clay-loam texture with limestone outcrops at a depth of about 30 cm.
WINES: Pradorey Finca Valdelayegua<
LA RECORBA
PLANTING: 2013 – 2014
SURFFACE AREA: 18 hectares
ALTITUDE: 805 – 818 m
PLOTS: 4 plots with 3 varieties
TERRAIN: The vineyard is planted on a hill near mount Los Laderos, with two slopes, one south-facing and the other facing west, both with steep slopes overlooking the Duero Valley.
TERROIR: Predominance of sandy-loam soils, particularly towards the end, although at higher areas there is more clay with a high limestone- content at the top of the slopes. Soils are quite shallow and more clayey at the top with a rocky bottom at a shallow depth. However, in the lower areas, the soils are much deeper with a softer texture.
WINES: Lia
LOS QUEMADOS
PLANTING: 2020 – 2021
SURFFACE AREA: 21 hectares
ALTITUDE: 820 – 840 m
PLOTS: 8 plots with 4 varieties
TERRAIN: The vineyard is located on a flat plot of land with a slight upward slope as we move southwards. The plot is bordered by a native forest of holm oak and juniper, which protects it from inclement weather.
TERROIR: Predominance of loamy-sandy soils, although there are some areas with a higher percentage of clay. The soil is deep and unconstrained, which allows for optimal water resource management.
WINES: Pradorey Blanco
LAS TASUGUERAS
PLANTING: 2021 – 2022
SURFFACE AREA: 18 hectares
ALTITUDE: 786 – 814 m
PLOTS: 8 plots with 1 varieties
TERRAIN: The triangular vineyard has a valley-like relief, with an ascending slope that goes from 786 m to 804 m above sea level in the central part and. on the left slope, the highest, it reaches an altitude of 814 m. The plot is surrounded by forest.
TERROIR: It is located on a gently sloping hillside on land with a surface texture that is mostly sandy. As we go deeper, it gradually changes to a medium texture, with some clay outcrops in the higher parts.
