Starting in Seville and running all the way to Santiago, the V\u00eda de la Plata \u2013 the \u201cSouthern Way\u201d \u2013 is an ancient road opened in Roman times to move troops and goods between M\u00e9rida and Astorga. An emblematic route steeped in history, culture\u2026 and vineyards! One of its most fascinating spots is Villanueva de Campe\u00e1n, a small village in Zamora (Castile and Le\u00f3n) with few inhabitants but a great hidden treasure: Tempranillo vines around 80\u2013100 years old. These old-rooted vines have given rise to wines with plenty of personality thanks to Vi\u00f1as del C\u00e9nit, a project founded in 2004 by Jos\u00e9 Manuel Ben\u00e9itez to create wines that do not just get drunk but tell stories. V\u00eda C\u00e9nit is a great example. It has everything you could want from such a rich and diverse land: Tempranillo vineyards at 750 metres, on mixed soils of sand, pebbles and clay, under an extreme continental climate with cold winters and dry, hot summers. A place where only the toughest vines survive\u2026 and the best grapes are born. The winemaking is as carefully tended as the surrounding landscape. After a double selection of bunches and berries, fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks, with each plot handled separately to bring out its full expression. The wine then matures for 14 months in French oak barriques, 60% of them new. The result is a deep, elegant wine, very true to its origins. So if you ever travel the V\u00eda de la Plata and stop in the Tierra del Vino de Zamora, you will not only follow in the footsteps of the ancient Romans but also discover a world of authentic wines like V\u00eda C\u00e9nit, a perfect reflection of the land it comes from.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11013,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"denominazione-di-origine":[132],"invecchiamento":[188],"paese":[161],"tipo-di-vino":[166],"class_list":["post-11009","vino","type-vino","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","denominazione-di-origine-vc-tierra-del-vino-de-zamora","invecchiamento-crianza","paese-spain","tipo-di-vino-red"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n