Casalobos started its operations in 2003, but our project had been brewing since 2001, when Manolo Sanchís, ex Real Madrid football player and a wine enthusiast retired from professional football.
He needed an excuse to meet his old Real Madrid colleagues out of the stadiums, as he was no longer playing. The idea of a winery begun almost as a game, but some months later Casalobos was born as a real winemaking project to produce a very personal wine to be shared between friends.
Sanchis brought his best friends into the project. Former Real Madrid players Emilio Butragueño “El Buitre”, José Miguel González, “Michel”, Rafael Martín Vázquez, and Aitor Karanka and Miguel Bosé, Spanish singer, were excited with the idea of developing their own wine.
Our project management is in hands of Ignacio de Miguel, who not only has a comprehensive knowledge of the business, but also a great passion for it, which made him become a member of Casalobos himself. He is a very prestigious oenologist, who worked together with Michel Rolland for many years. Ignacio de Miguel is considered one of the leaders of the new Spanish Wines.
We started from scratch, and leaded by Ignacio, we rose to the challenge. We found the ideal estate in a beautiful parcel overlooking the small town of Picon, at the foot of the Casalobos Mountains in Ciudad Real. We were so impressed by the views and the nature of the area that we decided to pay this land homage and name our wine after the Mountains that are now part of our lives and our dreams. Sancho Madridejos Architecture Office understood perfectly the concept of our project, and they translated it into highly innovative building.
The charm of Casalobos lies in a unique space, in a beautiful surrounding countryside; a winery with a fashionable architectural design and a group of friends devoted to the success of their most personal project.
He needed an excuse to meet his old Real Madrid colleagues out of the stadiums, as he was no longer playing. The idea of a winery begun almost as a game, but some months later Casalobos was born as a real winemaking project to produce a very personal wine to be shared between friends.
Sanchis brought his best friends into the project. Former Real Madrid players Emilio Butragueño “El Buitre”, José Miguel González, “Michel”, Rafael Martín Vázquez, and Aitor Karanka and Miguel Bosé, Spanish singer, were excited with the idea of developing their own wine.
Our project management is in hands of Ignacio de Miguel, who not only has a comprehensive knowledge of the business, but also a great passion for it, which made him become a member of Casalobos himself. He is a very prestigious oenologist, who worked together with Michel Rolland for many years. Ignacio de Miguel is considered one of the leaders of the new Spanish Wines.
We started from scratch, and leaded by Ignacio, we rose to the challenge. We found the ideal estate in a beautiful parcel overlooking the small town of Picon, at the foot of the Casalobos Mountains in Ciudad Real. We were so impressed by the views and the nature of the area that we decided to pay this land homage and name our wine after the Mountains that are now part of our lives and our dreams. Sancho Madridejos Architecture Office understood perfectly the concept of our project, and they translated it into highly innovative building.
The charm of Casalobos lies in a unique space, in a beautiful surrounding countryside; a winery with a fashionable architectural design and a group of friends devoted to the success of their most personal project.