Started in 1986 by Alejandro Luna, farming 30 hectares between Finca Valdetruchas and the old high parcels at Dragonte in Corullón, on slate and clay-limestone, with vines over 60 years old on south-facing slopes.
Signature wines: paixar-vina-de-vaca, paixar-a-serra, vina-la-recuperada, finca-luna-beberide
Address: Antigua Carretera Madrid a Coruña km 402, 24540 Cacabelos, León, Spain, Bierzo
The Bierzo arm of the Galician cooperative Bodegas Martín Códax, based on Calle Santa María in Cacabelos and built around Mencía under the bear label. The cellar does not receive visitors.
Tasting: The bodega states that its cellar is currently closed to the public and that it runs no enoturismo visits.
Signature wines: cuatro-pasos, cuatro-pasos-black, martin-sarmiento, pizarras-de-otero, cuatro-pasos-rose
Cacabelos cooperative on Avenida de la Constitución, now carrying the Vinos Guerra house whose own history is dated to 1879, with Armas de Guerra as its main label.
Signature wines: senorio-del-bierzo-godello, senorio-del-bierzo-mencia, armas-de-guerra-godello, armas-de-guerra-roble, armas-de-guerra-joven
Carracedelo cellar on the old N-VI working 25 hectares and bottling single-variety Mencía and Godello, with Carracedo as the top red.
Tasting: Guided tours by prior appointment, Monday to Saturday at 11:00, covering reception through bottling.
Signature wines: carracedo, carracedo-godello, gotin-mencia, abad-dom-bueno-godello, abad-dom-bueno-mencia
José Luis Prada's estate at Canedo, running since 1972, combining Mencía and Godello with a restaurant, 15 rooms and a preserved-food business at the Palacio de Canedo.
Tasting: Guided vineyard tours with tastings at Palacio de Canedo, alongside 15 rooms and a restaurant on the estate.
The Bierzo arm of the Galician cooperative Bodegas Martín Códax, based on Calle Santa María in Cacabelos and built around Mencía under the bear label. The cellar does not receive visitors.
Tasting: The bodega states that its cellar is currently closed to the public and that it runs no enoturismo visits.
Signature wines: cuatro-pasos, cuatro-pasos-black, martin-sarmiento, pizarras-de-otero, cuatro-pasos-rose
Grower cooperative on the Camino de Santiago at Camponaraya, working since 1963 across 25,000 square metres of buildings with more than 600 barrels.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at Camponaraya, with enotourism packages across the wider region.
Cacabelos cooperative on Avenida de la Constitución, now carrying the Vinos Guerra house whose own history is dated to 1879, with Armas de Guerra as its main label.
Signature wines: senorio-del-bierzo-godello, senorio-del-bierzo-mencia, armas-de-guerra-godello, armas-de-guerra-roble, armas-de-guerra-joven
Villafranca del Bierzo house running since 1982, with the cellar at Peña Picón and a separate tasting space, La Torre, in the town on Calle del Agua.
Tasting: Visitors received for tastings at La Torre on Calle del Agua in Villafranca del Bierzo.
Signature wines: casar-de-valdaiga-crianza, el-vino-de-los-consules-de-roma, valdaiga-x
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