Our history
WITH A MODERN, ELEGANT STYLE
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terroir
Our mission, to make the best wines from Spain-s finest terroirs
With R&G, Rolland (from France) and Galarreta (from Spain) have 5 committed to bringing together the best know-how to produce a range of fine wines. They both believe in Spain’s excellent and diverse terroirs and together have extensive expertise to make great quality wines with real potential in the international markets. Since establishing ARAEX Grands in 1993, Javier Galarreta has applied his vast knowledge in wine and sales strategy to place Spanish wines amongst the greatest.
The R&G project, began in 2010 in Rioja Alavesa, Ribera del Duero and Rueda, spread to Priorat, Montes de Toledo and Jerez in 2014, and contributes to make wines from Spain ́s Finest Terroirs. Today this “terroir driven brand” crafts wines in the top Spanish wine growing regions – Rioja Alavesa, Ribera del Duero, Rueda, Priorat and Jerez.
Rolland & Galarreta
About the wineries
Our mission, to make the best wines from Spain-s finest terroirs
Spaniard Javier Galarreta and Frenchman Rolland have set out to demonstrate with their R&G wines that a professional partnership between their two nationalities is possible, flawlessly executed and with a perfect sense of universality. From their respective professional fields (Rolland the winemaker, Galarreta the brilliant entrepreneur and pioneer in exports), they have successfully transferred their formidable industry expertise to their winemaking creations.
The recent (dating from 2013) “entente cordiale” between the two men has all the makings of a successful and lasting collaboration, as their immaculate Rioja red has already spawned equally brilliant counterparts in Rueda and Ribera del Duero. For this current venture in Álava, the dynamic duo has secured a partnership with Bodegas y Viñedos Labastida, an impeccable winery in the heart of the appellation.
ROLLAND & GALARRETA
About the partnership
Michel Rolland, a living legend who has been making fine wines since the 1970s in many of the finest regions of the world and in every wine producing continent – has always extolled the potential of Spanish varieties and soils. In fact, he’s even worked in a consultancy capacity in numerous national wineries, but Rolland & Galarreta is the first time that his name has been included on a national label as a partner of the project, together with Javier Galarreta, Spanish entrepreneur, also involved in winemaking process.
