Wineries

23 years ago, the doctor and businessman Marcial Gómez Sequeiro acquired the Dehesa del Carrizal estate, right in the mountains of Toledo. He planted his first vineyard in 1987, in this way writing the first page of a great wine cellar project. Being very interested in hunting and by means of traveling around the world in search of the best trophies, he had the chance to get to know wines from all producing areas of the planet, allowing him to see that many of these wines shared a common factor: Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.

This rockrose grove that used to be home to wild boars and deer has been turned into a spectacular 8-hectare vineyard. The first bottles to come out on the market confirmed the expected quality, thus paving the way for new varieties to be planted in the vineyard during different phases: Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo, Petit Verdot and Chardonnay, resulting in a total of 29-hectares of vineyard. Formed in trellis-fashion with Cordón Royat and Smart-dyson vine training techniques it currently counts with a subterranean drip irrigation system.

Next to the vineyard, on the northern slope, the terrain is cut to fit-in a functional three-bay building, achieving a wellventilated subterranean ageing cellar without ramps or lifts. This modern wine cellar has a capacity for elaborating 250,000 kilos of grapes, and an air-conditioned ageing bay for over 1,000 casks. At the front and closing the production area is a splendid building made with Toledan bricks that is perfectly integrated in the landscape, with a dining room, a tasting room, a laboratory and offices. In the year 2006 the hard work of many years was rewarded with the –Dehesa del Carrizal Denomination of Origin. This grant represents recognition of the fourth denomination of origin for quality wines produced in wineries, the same being ratified in 2007 by the Ministry of Agriculture, this to the effects of its national, communitarian and international protection.

Its privileged location allows for routes using 4x4 or walks around the surroundings of Retuerta del Bullaque or visits to the National Park of Cabañeros.