Bodegas Felix Callejo

Feature : Ribera del Duero

Bodegas Felix Callejo

This is a strong family business founded in 1989 by Felix and Pilar Callejo. Today the winery is in the hands of the family’s second generation. It is run by Felix and Pilar’s four adult children, Beatriz, Noelia, José Félix, and Cristina Callejo.

When we visited in the morning the winery was in full-fledged harvest mode. Trucks were dropping off bins of freshly picked Tempranillo clusters. Staff was loading grapes onto the sorting tables that were outside. Fresh scents of crushed, fermenting grapes filled the air.

Cristina Callejo, export manager, led us into a conference room where we sat at a large table and began tasting wines.

Wines Tasted:

Callejo El Lebrero Albillo 2020 **** $20

100% Albillo handpicked from two vineyards. Fermented in stainless steel, large neutral oak barrels, and concrete egg. Aged for 8 months on the lees in concrete eggs. Golden yellow color. Aromas of apple, pear, and white flower. Flavors of tart ripe apple. Six thousand, four hundred bottles were made.

Callejo Parajes De Callejo 2020 **** $30

87% Tempranillo (Tinto Fino), 9% Garnacha, and 4% Albillo Mayor sourced from high altitude vineyards at 830 to 930 meters/ 2,723 to 3,051 feet. Aged for eighteen months in large neutral oak barrels. Dark ruby color. Aromas of creamy blueberry and cherry. Blueberry and cherry flavors with a long finish. Forty thousand bottles were produced.

Callejo Felix Callejo 2016 **** $85

100% Tempranillo (Tinto Fino) sourced from high altitude vineyards at 830 to 930 meters/ 2,723 to 3,051 feet. Aged eighteen months in different barrel types. Dark ruby color. Aromas of blueberries and fresh flowers. Flavors of vibrant red fruit, blueberry, cherry, and balsamic. One thousand, two hundred and fifty-four bottles were produced.

Before we left, I was able to gather up the Callejo siblings for a family portrait.

Bodegas Felix Callejo

https://www.bodegasfelixcallejo.com/en/