Viña Herminia

Wines produced

HERMINIA VENDIMIA SELECCIONADA

HERMINIA TEMPRANILLO

HERMINIA CRIANZA

HERMINIA RESERVA

Winery presentation

Owner / winemaker

Caballero Group and Viñedos de Aldeanueva S.L.

Region

Rioja

Appellation

Rioja

Presentation

Viña Herminia belongs to the Luis Caballero group of companies, also owners of Emilio Lustau S.A. in Jerez.
Located in the Rioja Baja, at the southeastern end of the Rioja, the estate offers a full range of Rioja wines, from vineyards on the slopes of Monte Yerga and Monte Argudo, up to an altitude of 700m, complemented with grapes from the best communes of the Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa. Expert vinification and blending ensures rich, generous, fruity wines, with great natural freshness and appeal. Best of all, the Viña Herminia range is very reasonably priced.
Over the last couple of years, a number of top UK and US commentators, including both Jancis Robinson and Robert Parker, have highlighted Viña Herminia as one of the premier addresses in Rioja for high quality and real value.

Wines produced

HERMINIA VENDIMIA SELECCIONADA
HERMINIA TEMPRANILLO
HERMINIA CRIANZA
HERMINIA RESERVA

Grape varieties planted

Tempranillo
Garnacha

Size of Vineyard

4 hectares owned. Grapes are also purchased from growers in various parts of the region

Average age of the vines

30 years

Location

The bodega is located in Aldeanueva de Ebro, just below Calahorra, at the south-eastern end of the Rioja Baja. Vineyards surround the winery, and extend up the slopes of nearby Monte Yerga to altitudes of 700m. This is unusually high for the Rioja Baja.

Soils

Warm, sandy soils on the valley floor; calcareous chalk on the hillside slopes.

Viticulture & Winemaking

Sustainable.
Viña Herminia practices sustainable viticulture, minimising interventions in the vineyard. Grapes are harvested and brought promptly to the winery for careful handling. Fermentation is carried out in temperature-controlled stainless steel to preserve purity and freshness.
The young Tempranillo wine sees no oak, allowing vibrant fruit and aromatic expression. All other cuvées undergo barrel ageing in a mix of American, French, and occasional Eastern European oak, with barrels replaced every four years (compared to the Rioja norm of seven). The Crianza is released after 3–4 years of combined barrel and bottle ageing, while the Reserva matures for 5–6 years. Across the range, the focus is on balance, varietal character, and elegance, with meticulous attention at every stage of vinification.