# Bodegas Peñafalcón

Activity company en Peñafiel

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/bodegas-penafalcon-penafiel

Family winery in Ribera del Duero in Peñafiel that shows its cellar and old farm tools and ends with a guided tasting, by booking.

## Who they are

Bodegas Peñafalcón is a family winery in Peñafiel run by Casimiro, his wife María José Arranz and their son. The family had made wine since long ago in 17th-century lagares, and for years Casimiro made small quantities by hand for family and friends, until in 2000 he began making and selling under the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin. The name comes from Peñafalcón, the name Peñafiel had in the 11th century according to the Cantar de Mío Cid: a rock with a falcon perched on top. Some of the house's vintages commemorate births in the family, such as the 14-year-old wine from the year one of the children was born.

## Vineyard and wines

Their vines are on slopes with limestone and stony soils, some south-facing, in the pagos of Santa Cruz, Carraovejas and Blanqueras. They work the vineyard by hand, without herbicides, with sheep manure and the chopped vine prunings returned to the soil, "as our grandparents did"; the website describes it as organic by conviction, without citing a certification. They harvest by hand, select the grapes and ferment them in steel tanks; in the Siglo XI range they use the vineyard's own yeasts and hand pumping-over.

The range runs from crianzas with two years in barrel to gran reservas with five, plus the 14-year-old wine. The winery says it has gathered more than 56 national and international gold medals and sells about 70% of its production abroad, mainly in Europe, Asia and the United States. In its online shop it sells old vintages such as the Reserva 2004, 2006, 2007 and the Siglo XI 2009.

## The visits

They devote about 2,200 m² of premises to wine tourism. The visit, of about two hours, explains the history of the winery and the way it works, shows old farm implements, among them a press with a lagar beam, and ends with a seated tasting, analysing the visual, aroma and taste phases. There are three formats:

Special, €30 per person: three wines with two, three and five years in barrel, a traditional appetiser and a gift glass.

VIP, €60: three top-range wines from the 2006, 2007 and 2009 vintages, with an appetiser.

V.V.VIP, €500 per person, with a minimum of two: five wines, including the 14-year-old selected harvest from 2003, with suckling lamb chops roasted over vine prunings.

## Booking and languages

There is no fixed timetable. You book with the website form, giving date, time, type of visit and number of adults, and the winery calls to confirm; for times other than the one the form suggests, 13:00, call 625 184 871. They also answer at casi@bodegaspenafalcon.com and mj@bodegaspenafalcon.com. The website does not publish cancellation conditions or visit languages, and if you are going with children they ask you to check beforehand. The winery is at calle Pisuerga, 42, within the old town of Peñafiel.

## What they run

- [Visit a Ribera del Duero Winery in Peñafiel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/penafiel/things-to-do/winery-visit-in-penafiel), in Peñafiel and the Ribera del Duero. Special winery visit with tasting and a complimentary glass. Desde 30 € per person. 2 h. No fixed times: day and time are booked with the winery. VIP visit at €60

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Address: C/ Pisuerga, 42, 47300 Peñafiel, Valladolid
- Phone: +34 625 184 871
- Email: casi@bodegaspenafalcon.com

## Contact

- Web: https://bodegaspenafalcon.com/
- Coordenadas: 41.6021, -4.1094

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does the visit last?
About two hours.

### Can I go with children?
The winery asks you to check beforehand by phone or email.

### What does the simplest visit include?
Tour, tasting of three wines, traditional appetiser and a gift glass, for €30.