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Pago Aylés

Spain
Night harvest preserves fruit integrity and terroir expression. Grapes reach the bodega within ten minutes of picking, arriving in optimum condition. Minimal-intervention approach employed throughout: French and American oak aging for twelve to twenty-four months, honoring the singular expression of a territory where nature and wine coexist.
The estate's roots run to the twelfth century, when King Alfonso II granted these lands to Cistercian monks for cultivation. Medieval ecclesiastical stewardship gave way to Renaissance nobility; the Justice of Aragón held tenure before modern consolidation. The Ramón Reula family began reunification in the 1980s, restoring a fragmented patrimony into what became, in 2010, Aragón's sole Vino de Pago—Spain's highest classification.
AllocationFounding timeline: sources conflict on whether Bodega was founded 1980 (Finca Aylés inception, family project) vs. 1998 (physical bodega construction) vs. 2003 (official Vino de Pago application by Federico Ramón) vs. 2010 (Vino de Pago designation granted). Used 1980 as founding year per family's wine project inception; 2010 is the year of official Vino de Pago classification. Vineyard size: Pago-classified vineyard is 47 hectares (46–47 ha cited across sources); total estate is ~3,000–3,200 hectares. Used 47 ha for the regulated Pago appellation. Organic certification: Sources confirm organic certification achieved from 2020 vintage onward; sources also indicate conversion to organic farming began 2016. Copa Fina listed as US distributor/importer; Nicholas Pearce Wines mentioned as North American distributor. No verified UK or Japan importers found in search results. Succession: Federico Ramón founded/dreamed the Pago classification (died shortly after 2010 recognition); three children continue operations, confirming family_owned status. No corporate parent identified. | Importer overflow captured (importer_other): 'Nicholas Pearce Wines Inc (North America distributor)'
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