BR - Classic Drinks

WINEMAKER
PROFILE
ROBERTO DE CARLOS.
WINEMAKER,
CARLOS SERRES
SPAIN
Roberto has been making the wines at
Carlos Serres since 1993, following in his
family’s footsteps. He studied winemaking
in Madrid and the Basque Country,
including an experience of a vintage in
Bordeaux in 1990.
He has two passions: wines with ageing
potential, as has been the tradition in
Haro – his home town and where the
winery has been locate for over a century,
and motorcycles. Roberto’s experience
means he is a sought-after consultant and a
lecturer in oenology at a Sommelier school.
The winery owns a spectacular 60 hectare vineyard, which is
bordered by a pond that gives it its name. Finca El Estanque,
with its chalky-clay soils, is the source of the Tempranillo, Mazuelo,
Graciano and Viura grapes that make up the core of the winery’s
Reserva, Gran Reserva and Onomástica wines.
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