Tradition
Family Project
FAMILY PROJECT
We make honest wines that respect the territory
Surrounded by vineyards, overlooking the sea, next to the village of Alella and embraced by the Serralada Litoral Natural Park, you will find the winery Bouquet d’Alella.
We are the 14th generation of the Boquet family, who have maintained the estate for 5 centuries, and our challenge is to continue making it sustainable by making organic wines, with our own vineyard and traditional varieties and offering wine tourism experiences 15 kilometers from Barcelona.
Maresme
Our estate
Our heritage; 2 country houses of high historical and landscape value located in the Maresme, and 60 hectares of sustainable cultivation: forest, crop and vineyard.
The Vineyards
The property has 14 hectares of vineyards planted for over 40 years and now cultivated with ecological techniques in the typical terrain of the DO Alella, the sauló, and distributed in staggered plots located in the municipalities of Alella, Teià, Cabrils and Vilassar de Dalt (included in DO Alella).
Half of the vineyards are located near the sea, open to the influence of the sun and the Mediterranean breeze and the rest are in the highest part of the Serrala Litoral Park where temperatures are colder and with more thermal contrast day / night.
The most planted varieties are the local ones: Pansa Blanca, Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Monastrell and Syrah.
The Country houses
The property has two country houses of high historical and architectural value:
Can Boquet d’Alella: Located next to the town of Alella and surrounded by vineyards. It is a Gothic style house, from the 15th century.
Can Boquet de Vilassar de Dalt: Located in the middle of the Serralada Litoral Natural Park and next to Vilassar de Dalt. It is a Romanesque construction, from the 10th century, where the hermitage of Sant Salvador stands out, with an attached pre-Romanesque chapel.
The Country houses
The property has two country houses of high historical and architectural value:
Can Boquet d’Alella: Located next to the town of Alella and surrounded by vineyards. It is a Gothic style house, from the 15th century.
Can Boquet de Vilassar de Dalt: Located in the middle of the Serralada Litoral Natural Park and next to Vilassar de Dalt. It is a Romanesque construction, from the 10th century, where the hermitage of Sant Salvador stands out, with an attached pre-Romanesque chapel.
The Winery
In the lower floor of the house Can Boquet d’Alella there is the Bouquet d’Alella winery, where tradition and technology coexist; between centennial walls we make and grow wines with the most innovative techniques, taking care of the whole process, from the vineyard to the bottle. Our motto: Live tradition, experience innovation.
BOUQUET D’ALELLA
Our territory
Our project wants to be an authentic taste of the territory and that is why we work to promote everything that is characteristic of the area.
GEOGRAPHY
Located within the Denomination of Origin of Alella, just 15 km from Barcelona.
AGRICULTURE
Ecological and environmentally sustainable agriculture.
VINES
Sea and mountain vineyards. Same varieties, different heights.
CLIMATE
Mediterranean climate. Mild winters, hot summers, Mediterranean breeze.
TERROIR
The soil it's called Sauló, from granitic rock.
GRAPES
Traditional varieties: Pansa Blanca, Grenache and Grenache Blanc, Monastrell.
BIOSPHERE
Sustainability
Biosphere Certified
Bouquet d’Alella was recognized by Turisme de Barcelona and the Catalan Tourism Agency for its responsible and sustainable wine tourism model. This recognition is materialized with the Biosphere Committed Entity seal in 2021, which applies all the Sustainable Development Goals to the tourism sector. This commitment to sustainability is not limited to the field of wine tourism, but is an essential value of Bouquet d’Alella’s philosophy and way of working in all areas.
Responsible tourism policy
- Commitment to a sustainable mission, vision and values of the organization and an annual continuous improvement plan (socio-cultural, economic and environmental)
- Support the principles of the World Charter for Sustainable Tourism and contribute to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
- Prevent the negative impacts of the facilities and activities, and try to maximize the positive impacts.
- Responsibility with the satisfaction of the visitor and internal collaborators.
- Communicate progress, initiatives and sustainable actions.
Responsible tourism policy
- Commitment to a sustainable mission, vision and values of the organization and an annual continuous improvement plan (socio-cultural, economic and environmental)
- Support the principles of the World Charter for Sustainable Tourism and contribute to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
- Prevent the negative impacts of the facilities and activities, and try to maximize the positive impacts.
- Responsibility with the satisfaction of the visitor and internal collaborators.
- Communicate progress, initiatives and sustainable actions.
Responsible tourist’s decalogue
- Be kind and respectful towards the local community and the other guests participating in your turistic experience.
- Smile. Wherever and whenever. It´s the universal language that allow things to flow.
- Enjoy the local wine and gastronomy. Open your mind and palate and share good wine in a good company.
- Enjoy. Complaining will only ruin your trip.
- Don´t throw cigarette butts on the ground and refrain from smoking in non-smoking zones.
- Respect signs and codes.
- Refrain from shouting.
- Take care of the cultural and natural heritage of the destination you are visiting.
- Don’t dirty or litter. Avoid bringing plastic bottle in the winery. Use recycle bins.
- Observe, enjoy the beautiful landscape that a vineyards offer to you. Breath.
