Located in Spain's central plateau, south-east of Madrid, Valdepeñas is arguably Spain's oldest wine region. The landscape is made of gently undulating poor soils, where clay sands dominate, varying in colour from brilliant off-white to deep, ochre red (due to the presence of copper and iron compounds). Bodegas Navarro López's winery started as a simple family affair, founded in 1904 by Don Juan Megía Sánchez, and passed through generations. In 1989 Doroteo Navarro Donando acquired the business and began transforming it into the modern, entity that it is today. Navarro López sources fruit from his own 173 hectares of vineyards, of which 150 hectares are planting to Tempranillo, Spain's primary indigenous variety.