The winery is located near the city of Zaragoza in the DO area of Cariñena in the Spanish region of Aragon. It was founded in the 1980s by the Ramón Reula family under the name "Finca Ayles". In the process, several plots of land were united that were part of a 3,300-hectare farm in the Middle Ages. The wines were produced under different labels, these were Finca Ayles, Bodegas Aylés and Señorío de Aylés. In 2010, the wholly owned Ayles vineyard was classified as Vino de Pago (highest Spanish wine quality level) and therefore the winery name was changed. A new winery building was inaugurated in 2000. Inmaculada Ramón Reula is responsible for production and Ana Ramón Reula for quality management.
The vineyards cover 100 hectares (47 ha of which are Pago Aylés) on soils interspersed with clay, limestone and chalk in the valley of the Ebro tributary Huerva. The area is part of a large nature reserve for birds defined by the EU. The red wine varieties Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah, as well as the white wine variety Chardonnay are cultivated. The vineyards are cultivated according to ecological, sustainable criteria. Yields are limited to 34 hl/ha. The barrel cellar contains around 500 mostly French barrique barrels. The entry-level line is marketed under "Aldeya". The Pago wines are called "a" (Joven), "y" (Cuvée), "l" (Rosé), "é" (100% Tempranillo) and "s" (100% Garnacha Tinta"). The unusual names result in "Aylés". There is also the wine "3" (Cuvée). The name "3 de 3,000 - Tres Mil" (3 out of 3,000) means that the wine comes from the best three hectares of the estate, which was over 3,000 hectares in the Middle Ages.
Pictures: Pago Aylés
