Valencia estate with biodynamic vineyards, Jesuit built cellar vessels and the citrus led white Blanc de Trilogía.
The producer
Casa Los Frailes sits in the Alforins valley of inland southwestern Valencia. Miguel and María José Velázquez represent the thirteenth generation of the family. Its vineyards have held organic certification since 2002 and are farmed with biodynamic agriculture. The estate still uses clay jars and concrete tanks built by Jesuit friars. Blanc de Trilogía is a white blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat and Verdil from Viña de la Era.
Known for
Jesuit cellar vessels and Valencia whites
Notable facts
An ancestor of the Velázquez family purchased the estate at public auction in 1771.
The estate covers 162 hectares, with 130 hectares devoted to vineyards.
The vineyards have held organic certification since 2002 and are farmed with biodynamic agriculture.
Blanc de Trilogía combines 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Muscat and 20% Verdil.
Sauvignon Blanc is fermented and matured for six months in 500 litre barrels.
The story
The 1771 Auction
In 1771, four years after the Jesuits were expelled and their properties confiscated, an ancestor of the present family bought Casa Los Frailes at public auction. The purchase began a winemaking tradition that has remained uninterrupted. Miguel and María José Velázquez now represent the thirteenth generation of the family at the estate. The cellar still uses clay jars and concrete tanks built by the Jesuit friars who occupied the property before the sale. Those vessels remain in use beside the estate's current vineyard work.
From the atlas
Finca Los Frailes
A Valencia estate where organic and biodynamic vineyards meet a white blend and a cellar of Jesuit built clay jars and concrete tanks.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Place
Alforins valley, inland southwestern Valencia
Vineyard work
Organic certification and biodynamic agriculture
Cellar
Clay jars and concrete tanks built by Jesuit friars
Named white
Los Frailes Blanc de Trilogía 2024
Grapes
Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat and Verdil
The Producer
Jesuit friars built the clay jars and concrete tanks that remain in use at Casa Los Frailes. Miguel and María José Velázquez represent the current family at the estate. The vineyards have held organic certification since 2002 and are farmed with biodynamic agriculture. Los Frailes brings historic cellar vessels and present day vineyard work together in one Valencia estate.
Place
Casa Los Frailes sits in the Alforins valley, in the inland southwestern part of Valencia province. Blanc de Trilogía comes from Viña de la Era, a ten hectare parcel at 650 metres divided among the three grapes used in the wine. The bottle carries one vineyard address while combining three varieties.
Wines
Los Frailes Blanc de Trilogía 2024 is a still white blend of 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Muscat and 20% Verdil. All three grapes come together in one bottle from the Viña de la Era parcel.
In The Glass
Blanc de Trilogía is citrus led and fresh, with capacity to gain complexity through ageing. In white wine, bottle ageing can develop additional aromas and texture as the primary fruit changes.
A Bottle To Understand It
Choose Los Frailes Blanc de Trilogía 2024. Sauvignon Blanc is fermented and matured for six months in 500 litre barrels, while Muscat and Verdil ferment separately in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. Barrel ageing brings gradual oxygen exposure and can build texture, while stainless steel provides a neutral fermentation vessel. The bottle places both cellar treatments alongside three grapes in one white wine.
Final Word
Finca Los Frailes is a Valencia estate where an uninterrupted family winemaking tradition continues alongside Jesuit built cellar vessels.