Estefanía Rodero Villa

Geologists divide the Iberian Peninsula into three large blocks. Siliceous to the west, Calcareous to the east and Clayey in the middle, in the Meseta. We propose a journey through these three Spains through the wines of Pago de los Capellanes and O Luar do Sil.

We will not stay on the surface: we will take pickaxe and shovel to dig deep into each soil and discover its incredible nuances. Why the boulders on the banks of the Douro are so different from the limestone that covers the moors. What is special about the granite and what is special about the slate of Valdeorras. Why clays and sands give such different expressions. Finally, we will explore a territory that is almost from another planet: the red hills of Fuentenebro, south of Ribera del Duero. Under its old vines, mica veins of the "muscovite" type, unique in the Peninsula, are hidden. What do these soils contribute? We will find out with the new Pago de los Capellanes wine, as yet unnamed, which we will taste in exclusive preview at Barcelona Wine Week.