Bodegas José L. Ferrer

Currently the winery continues to be managed by the family, specifically by José L. Roses, grandson of the founder, who worked hand in hand with his grandfather from a young age, and his children Maria, Pepe and Oscar who since they started in the management of the winery, they continue to cherish it as their ancestors did, working day by day so that the years of family tradition and innovation continue to make the history of Bodegas José L. Ferrer unique.

The tour of the winery is a journey through the four generations that have passed through the winery, of the different stages it has experienced through the expansions that have been made over more than 85 years to improve the day to day the winemaking techniques, without forgetting the traditional techniques, which are still used.

Four parts can be clearly distinguished in the cellar:

The oldest, the one from 1931, built by the founder. It has typical cement tanks of the time, with a capacity of 15,000 liters each. They are currently still used for the fermentation and storage of our wines.

The most emblematic cava is also from this period and is where the larger wines rest during aging in the bottle.

Next to the 1931 cellar, we find a small extension of it, which José L. Ferrer carried out in 1960 in order to acquire more capacity. This cellar has 6 cement tanks with a capacity of 30,000 liters each tank and more space to store barrels for aging the wine.

The next major expansion was in 1995 by the Roses Ferrer brothers, grandsons of the founder. A more modern and contemporary air is clearly perceived here, due to the predominance of stainless steel, both in the two hoppers and in the 14 tanks of 35,000 liters intended for fermentation and with a temperature regulation mechanism. In this part there are also the two cellars, in two basements at different levels, with a capacity for 2,000 barrels.

The last and most modern part is a small winery, Veritas, built in 2016, when the great-grandchildren of the founder started to be part of the company. It consists of smaller stainless steel tanks and 4 wooden vats where the wines of high quality and lower production are fermented and produced. It also has a basement where the 500L spin barrels are located that allow micro-fermentations to be carried out, and the specific machinery to carry out the removal of the sparkling wine before disgorging, which was previously done manually in the 1960 cellar.

At Bodegas José L. Ferrer we believe that the main thing to make a good wine is to get the best grapes and that is why we have spent years working our lands in the best possible way, to get the best from each of our vines.

The family has always strongly believed in the importance of the vineyards for the good results of our wines and that is why, apart from investing in the winemaking process, since 2015 we have been carrying out a project of R +D+i in our vineyards to consolidate the knowledge of native varieties and their qualities through a diagnostic method that helps us in irrigation, pruning, thinning and thinning decisions. All this with the help of the University of the Balearic Islands, Verdtech and the CDTI.

Cellers José L. Ferrer has around 140 hectares of its own vineyard and additional controlled ones, from suppliers with whom we work every day to obtain the best of the vines.

In these vineyards we grow a total of 15 grape varieties, of which 8 are red varieties: the indigenous Mantonegro, Callet and Gorgollasa, in addition to the foreign Cabernet Sauvignon, Ull de lebre, Syrah, Merlot and Monastrell and 7 white varieties: the indigenous and Giró Ros, as well as the foreign Chardonnay, Parellada, Macabeu, Moscatel and Moscatel de gran often.

All these varieties are distributed in around 20 estates located in the municipalities of Binissalem, Consell and Sencelles, municipalities which are also part of the Binissalem Denomination of Origin.

Our vineyards are located in the middle of the island of Mallorca, the Serra de Tramuntana protects them from the cold northern winds creating an ideal mild Mediterranean microclimate, with dry and hot summers and short winters.

The soils are calcareous in nature and have developed on alluvial sediments contributed in the Quaternary. They are characterized by a high stoniness and brownish-reddish colors, due to the high content of iron oxides. The Calcisols and, to a lesser extent, the Luvisols are the most common forms. These soils, with high contents of iron and microelements, are very suitable for the cultivation of the vine, and the native varieties are those that reach their maximum expression from these particular edaphic conditions.

The relief of our vineyards is generally very gentle and they are located at an altitude that ranges from 130 meters above sea level.

Bodegas José L. Ferrer produces different ranges of wines, for all types of palates, without ever forgetting the characteristics of native varieties.

The José L. Ferrer range has been produced since the beginning in 1931 and is made up of five wines that can well be considered a symbol of Mallorca. These are wines that express the unique qualities of the native varieties and the terroir of Binissalem, maintaining the traditional touch in the production of the wines.

The Veritas range began to be developed fifteen years ago, but it was not until 2013 that the range we know today was completed, a clear example of innovation and selection. The winery's widest range is ideal for the most demanding palates and those willing to experience and learn about new types of wines based on indigenous varieties, always taking care of the selection of both the vine and the grapes on the plant itself as well as the selection of the best barrels

The DUES range was born for those more modern palates. Also giving importance to those foreign varieties cultivated for years in our lands, this is how three wines emerged, two red and one white, in which we find in each wine a perfect blend of a native grape with another foreign one.

The stone, pedra in Mallorcan, from Binissalem is known throughout the island and is very characteristic of the town where the winery is located. You only have to walk through its streets to realize it. The same happens if you go into our vineyards, full of this type of stone, which is why our Pedra de Binissalem range, three organic wines deeply rooted in our land.

Ferreret is a small native amphibian and exclusive to Mallorca. Apart from that, its name comes from the similarity of its song with the blows of the hammer on the anvil of the blacksmith, blacksmith in Majorcan. All this history and the play on words that gives a wink to the younger generations of the family, inspired us to create the FERRERET range, of single-varietal wines with native varieties of the Binissalem region.

The AUTÈNTIC range consists of a red and a white, the red has been produced in the winery for more than 70 years and a few years ago the winery decided to produce a white, also very authentic and characteristic of Binissalem.

NÀUTICS are more modern wines, but very Mediterranean, ideal for summer afternoons and very versatile thanks to the screw cap.