Bodega La Senda
BODEGAS Y VIÑEDOS LA SENDA, DIEGO LOSADA, Bierzo, Castilla Y León – Organic
After years working for other conventional winemakers, Diego decided to break free and in 2012 he set up Bodega La Senda in a tiny space on the outskirts of his hometown Ponferrada. There he resolved to produce wines that are honest, uncompromising and naturally expressive. Working in Bierzo, the challenges Diego faces often result in what makes his wines unique and exceptional. Of the various small plots dotted around the valley and mountain slopes of Bierzo that Diego works, they are all old vines (minimum 50 years), low yielding and mostly on steep slopes, low in organic matter but rich in minerals, and difficult to work. Diego likens his winemaking style to raising a child – saying one needs to allow a child the freedom to develop and express his or her own personality, but a child is also vulnerable and needs protection and guidance. In the cellar Diego believes a wine needs time and space. He ages his wines in either cement or very old wood, believing wine needs to breathe as it develops, as a self-labelled radical Diego will never at any stage filter, fine or add sulphur in cellar.
Imported by: Otros Vinos