Pago Casa Gran

The surprise is entirely justified, and Carlos Laso’s mother provides the answer. Her husband, who died many years ago, was a great admirer of Alsatian wines. He bought vines in Alsace and planted them on the family estate in Moixent near Valencia. This location is actually much too far south for the low-acid, thin-skinned variety. Carlos Laso sees it as a challenge. Defying all gloomy predictions, first his father and now his team have grown Gewürztraminer into a floral, delicate white wine that blends harmoniously with equally subtly vinified Moscatel.
Carlos specialises in growing and making elegant wines. Even from the rough-edged Monastrell grape, he creates delicate, elegant wines. All his wines charm with a very ripe yet gentle, supple structure.
The foundations of his sensitive wines are laid in the beautiful vineyards around the Casa Gran estate. Carlos consistently works with natural cover crops. These plants begin growing very early and dry out almost completely in summer. The natural vegetation cycle is left largely undisturbed, allowing associated flora and fauna to develop too. The idea is to achieve as complete a natural balance as possible within a cultivated landscape. The crops themselves thus build natural defences and individual character, encouraging healthy, aromatic fruit to ripen: top-quality wine grapes.
For several years, Casa Gran has been an EU-funded project to increase biodiversity. As part of this, vine rows have been removed at intervals and replaced with olive trees. This mixed planting not only adds variety to the landscape but also helps ecological balance by providing nesting sites for birds.
Alongside grapes, the finca has always grown other agricultural produce.