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​The origin of Barbadillo

The south, the sea and the wind

The origin of everything. The soul of the company. Barbadillo is the South and it is the Sea. It is Cadiz and it is the westerly winds. It is Sanlúcar and it is tradition. It is a centenary winery, yet it is the future. Barbadillo’s history dates back to 1821; the year in which we first began producing Manzanilla wine and since then we have done nothing but evolve as we continue to produce remarkable wines that are sure to leave their mark on all who consume them.

Our oenologists put all of their heart and soul into the winemaking processes, and thanks to all of their hard work, as well as the incredible white albariza soils in which our grapes are grown, we are able to offer our consumers truly unique wines. Our oenologists are professional experts who have spent a lifetime building their oenological knowledge through creation and innovation.

Wines like Castillo de San Diego, one of its emblems. Born in 1975, it has become “Barbadillo Blanco de Albariza” to continue making consumers fall in love. One of the most representative icons of quality of life and enjoyment in the South. Manzanillas, Sherries, Brandies, Vinos de la Tierra de Cádiz… There are many and very valuable jewels that Barbadillo keeps in its cellars.

With 16 aging wineries in Sanlúcar de Barrameda and a vinification plant for white and red grapes, Bodegas Barbadillo is one of the largest wineries in Marco de Jerez

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Our history

With you since 1821

The story of Bodegas Barbadillo began in the nineteenth century when Benigno Barbadillo moved to Sanlúcar de Barrameda from Mexico with his cousin Manuel López Barbadillo. Back in Mexico, Benigno had made his fortune through the real estate, pharmacy, loans and the importation of Spanish wines.

In 1821, when Mexico declared independence from the Spanish Empire, Benigno made the decision to return to Spain with Manuel in tow, and it was there that he purchased his first winery, named El Toro; an fine example of Andalusian architecture. Benigno sold wines throughout Spain, and began to export casks of Sherry to the United Kingdom and America.

The year 1827 was a real milestone for the winery, since Barbadillo shipped their first casks of Manzanilla to Philadelphia. It was such as success that, just a few months later, Barbadillo launched Pastora on the market. It was the first and—at the time—the only bottled manzanilla in the world

Since then the company has been passed down from generation to generation of the Barbadillo family.

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Montserrat Molina

Winemaker profile

Montserrat Molina, was born in Gerona and she graduated from the University of Navarra with an Undergraduate Degree in Pharmacy, specialising in Industrial Pharmacy. She was later awarded a Master’s Degree in Viticulture and Oenology from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.

She began her professional activity in the D’Espolla Cooperative in the Alt. Empordá Designation of Origin. In 1997 she began working for Bodegas Barbadillo, where she was involved in building up the R+D department.Her countless achievements include the production of the first “En Rama” Manzanilla wine (that is to say wine that is bottled directly from the cask) in the Marco de Jerez vineyard area, the recovery of the almost extinct Tintilla de Rota grape, and the production of a sparkling wine using the French Champenoise method.

“Only a land like Cadiz could produce such pleasant and bright wines; the perfect mixture of the soul of Andalusia and its white albariza soils. The south in its purest form. Oenological magic since 1821.”

Designation of origin

White grapes varieties

Red grapes varieties

ALBARIZA SOIL

The soul of the land

White soil characteristic of the undulating topography of the Marco de Jerez vineyard area. Limestone that dazzles white in the dry months. Its high moisture retention capacity and porous qualities allow for the winter rainfall to be stored in the subsoils, therefore meaning that the vines remain nourished even during the dry months.

Albariza soil is rich in calcium carbonate, clay and silica sand that originates from the fossils of the marine animals that lived in the sea that covered this area during the Oligocene epoch, 23 million years ago.

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“Dusty albariza soils in dry periods and soft and sticky in the rain. Where the sea once lay, now the vines grow tall. The albariza soil is the origin of everything.”

The region & wines

Unique wines born from the perfect mix between the soul of an incredible land, the albariza, and the heart of our winemakers. Professional experts who put their knowledge of a lifetime at the service of creation and innovation of wines.

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15-19º

Mean annual temperature

620 mm

Mean annual rainfall

Climate

Warm with over 300 days of sunshine per annum with mild winters and 300 days of sunshine per annum with mild winters and very hot summers. The winds are a combination very hot dry easterlies (‘Levante’) and humid mild westerlies (Poniente). These conditions guarantee optimum grape ripening.
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