At a glance
- Founded
- 2010start of its own project, the family has grown grapes for over 30 years
- Winemaking
- Joaquín Madero Tamargo, winemaking consultant
- Vineyard
- about 7,200 ft (2,200 m)
- Grapes
- Syrah, Merlot, Viognier, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
- Style
- high-elevation wines · Viognier · blended white
- Visits
- To be confirmed
The house
Editorial review · reviewed on October 11, 2026A 2018 Viognier won silver at the Mexican edition of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in 2019, barely a year after López Rosso Cavas put its first bottles on sale. Behind it is a Zacatecas family that has grown grapes for more than three decades in the Valle de las Arsinas, in Zacatecas, which neighboring wineries spell Arcinas.
Isauro López Muñoz started the winery in 2010, with guidance from Dr. Joaquín Madero Tamargo, the winemaking consultant who also signs the Campo Real wines. After years of trials in the vineyard itself, at about 7,200 ft (2,200 m), with fertile soil, intense sun, and a dry climate, they confirmed that the valley was suited to vines. Its first labels were a Syrah, a Merlot, a Viognier, and a three-grape white.
The wines
Reds and whites alike, with varietals of Syrah, Merlot, and Viognier and a white that blends Viognier, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. The Viognier is the label that has earned its first prizes.
White
López Rosso Viognier
Viognier
The 2018 vintage won silver at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Mexico edition, 2019.
Red
López Rosso Syrah
Syrah
Red
López Rosso Merlot
Merlot
White
López Rosso Trivarietal
Viognier, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
Grapes it works with
- Syrah
- Merlot
- Viognier
- Chardonnay
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Vineyard
- fertile soil, intense sun, and a dry climate
What to taste
The Viognier, the label with which the house won its first medal in Brussels, and the Syrah, for what elevation does to a red in the Arsinas.
Awards
- SilverConcours Mondial de Bruxelles, edición México · López Rosso Viognier 20182019
The visit
We have not yet confirmed whether it receives visitors. Ask before you go.
Getting there
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