Casajús
41°45′39″N 3°45′00″W / 41.760886°N 3.749992°W
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| Company type | Ltd |
|---|---|
| Industry | Spanish wine |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | José Alberto Calvo Casajús |
| Headquarters | , Spain |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Red wine and Rosé |
| Website | bodegascasajus |
Casajús or Casajús Winery, in Spanish: Bodegas Casajús, is a Spanish fine winery.[1][2] It is situated in the town of Quintana del Pidio (province of Burgos, Spain), in the Protected Designation of Origin (Denominación de origen) Ribera del Duero.[3] Over generations, the Calvo and Casajús families developed their own family wines, although it was not until 1993 that José Alberto Calvo Casajús founded the winery.[4]
The winery gained international recognition thanks to the great appraisals from the American wine magazine, Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate upon reviewing Casajús Antiguos Viñedos and Vendimia Seleccionada, and in particular the signature wine, NIC.[5][6][7]
History
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The 1920s
[edit]José Alberto's grandparents, and those of his wife Leonor,[8] planted their vineyards in 1920,[2] in Quintana del Pidio, in the heart of Ribera del Duero. Over generations, the Calvo and Casajús families developed their own wines in traditional cellars.[9]
The 1960s
[edit]In 1963, a local wine cooperative "Los Olmos" was founded in Quintana del Pidio, of which José Alberto and Leonor's families were founding and active members until the start of the 1990s.[10][11][12]
The 1990s and 2000s
[edit]In 1993 José Alberto left the local cooperative and founded his own winery in Quintana del Pidio: “Bodegas J.A. Calvo Casajús”,[4] an activity that combined with José’s work as a baker.[13][14][15] In 2004 production began of the signature wine, NIC, an acronym of his children's names, Nicolás and Catalina.[5][16] In the middle of that same decade, the winery began to receive international recognition due to the positive reviews in Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate.[17][18][19]
The 2010s
[edit]In 2013 the winery received the highest scores in Ribera del Duero from the British critic, Neal Martin, for the American magazine Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate. The NIC 2009 wine was awarded 97 points and Casajús Viñedos Antiguos wine received 95 points, this triggered the receipt of international media attention.[5][6][14][20] [21]
Notable reviews
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According to Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate magazine:[19][3][17][18] [22]
- NIC 2009: 97 points; 2005: 95+ points; 2006: 94+ points; 2011: 94 points; 2010: 93 points.
- Antiguos Viñedos 2009: 95 points; 2004 & 2012: 93 points; 2011: 92 points; 2005: 91 points.
- Vendimia Seleccionada 2010: 94 points; 2009: 93 points; 2005 & 2012: 92 points; 2006: 91 points.
- Splendore 2010: 93 points; 2007: 91 points.
- Valpidio 2011: 92 points;[23] 2013 & 2014: 90 points.
According to Wine Spectator magazine:[3] [24] [25] [26]
- NIC 2010: 95 points.
- Antiguos Viñedos 2014: 93 points; 2011: 92 points.
- Vendimia Seleccionada 2014: 92 points.
Gallery
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Bottle pantry in the Casajús winery. -
Casajús underground cellar. -
Wine barrels in the underground winery of Casajús.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bodegas Casajus – Spain". Petros.com.tw. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Bodegas J.A. Calvo Casajus". frontierwineimports.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Bodegas Casajus". 1jour1vin.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Casajús History". Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Bodegas Calvo Casajus NIC Wine Advocate Notes". The Wine Advocate. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b Merino, Isidoro (22 March 2013). "Vinos de sol y roble". El País (in Spanish). Isidoro Merino. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "El nuevo rey de la Ribera" (in Spanish). Fernando Lázaro. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "José Alberto Calvo Casajús, vigneron en Quintana del Pidio" (in Spanish). Paula Hernández. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "BODEGAS J. ALBERTO CALVO CASAJUS S.L." (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Los Olmos Sociedad Cooperativa" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "J.A. Calvo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Bodegas J.A. Calvo Casajús" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Casajús NIC 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b "El panadero al que jubiló Robert Parker. Vigésimo quinto aniversario de Bodegas J.A. Calvo Casajús" (in Spanish). 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "El panadero de Parker" (PDF) (in Spanish). Javier Pérez Andrés. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Delgado, Carlos (14 February 2009). "Tinto predilecto". El País (in Spanish). Carlos Delgado. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Casajus Vendimia Seleccionada 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Casajus Antiguous Vinedos 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Los mejores vinos españoles según Robert Parker" (in Spanish). Paco Berciano. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Neal Martin, contra la sopa de roble" (in Spanish). Fernando Lázaro. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "2009 NIC Bodegas Calvo Casajus". Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Casajus Splendore 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "PUNTOS PARKER 2013 PUNTUACIONES POR BODEGA" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "2010 Bodegas J.A. Calvo Casajus NIC". Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Spain Alphabetical Listing". 15 October 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Spain Alphabetical Listing". 15 October 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
External links
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