Casa
Pedro Domecq
- Location:
Km 73.5 Highway # 3, Francisco Zarco - Valle de Guadalupe
- Web
Site: www.vinosdomecq.com.mx
- Telephone:
(646) 155-233/155-2249 /155-2254
- Hours:
Open
from Monday to Friday 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and Saturdays from
10:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Call for reservations
- Directions:
From the ocean, take Highway # 3 into the Valle
de Guadalupe, Pass San Antonio de la Minas and drive all the way
to the end of the Valle de Guadulupe (about 20 minutes). You will
see the big Winery there on the left side right before you get to
the "Thank You for Visiting The Ruta de Vinicola Sign"
At
the end of the Valle de Calafia sits Pedro Domecq Winery. Domecq (Vides
del Guadalupe) was the first commercial winery in the valley.
The
formidable and Spanish-sounding Domecq was actually founded in Spain
by the Irishman, Patrick Murphy. Domecq international headquarters
can be found in the old part of Jemez, Spain hidden behind long, whitewashed
walls protecting the vaulted bodegas of the great sherry houses, high
roofed, cool and classic buildings where row after row of tanks hold
maturing sherry. This company is the driving force behind the modernization
of winemaking and viticulture throughout Spain and is partly responsible
for the new wave of world class Spanish wines. Pedro Domecq also produces
El Presidente Brandy, Blue Rhin Lieberaumilch, Champagne Mumm Cordon
Rouge, Spanish and Argentine wines at various locations around the
world.
Seventy-five
percent of the Domecq wine business has been recently purchased by
Pernod Ricard. The winery name here in Mexico will remain Domecq and
a new logo is in the works. New labels are now on all bottles of wine.
The most exciting news is the introduction of a new wine, Reserva
Magna and the announcement of a new Argentine winemaker, Sebastian
Suarez. The previous winemaker, Jose Luis Durand stills works in the
region and is now making his own superior and outstanding wines with
a business partner.
Reserva
Magna is a blend of about sixty percent Cabernet Sauvignon, twenty
percent Merlot and 20 percent Nebbiolo. It’s aged eighteen months
in new French oak and bottled aged for a minimum of one year before
release. Brilliant intense red color, well defined body, velvety,
complex, notes of red fruits, hint of oak with a long humble finish.
An excellent wine that would compliment New Zealand lamb, veal: osso
buco alla milanese or braised veal shoulder, tender fillet mignon,
sirloin strip, rib eye steak and many other culinary combinations
to suit your own taste.
Domecq
wines are marketed under several labels including: Calafia, X-A, and
Padre Kino. Their premium wines are the Reserva and Chateau labels
and fine wines are under the XA label. One of the most popular XA
wines is the Blanc de Blanc: 100 % Chenin Blanc, low temperature fermentation
in stainless steel with no oak or bottle aging. It’s very light
in color with slight sweetness and acidity, fruit aromas and flavors
with a clean lingering finish.
Domecq
has a beautiful tasting room overlooking the Valle de Calafia. Tasting
room hours are M-F 10-4 and Sat 10-1:30. Tasting fees are $2.50 per
person for samples of three red and two white wines. The popular and
interesting winery tours are again offered with no charge. Minerva
Cerda is the bilingual tour and tasting manager and can be reached
at 646 155-2249 extension 110. The winery offers quality wines at
reasonable prices and is located on the Ensenada-Tecate Highway 3,
Km 73 at the eastern end of Guadalupe Valley.
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