The brainchild of Valérie Bataille and Benoit Calvet, BVC Bodegas was founded in 2014 as a sister project of the couple’s Bordeaux-based Maison BVC (Benoit and Valérie Calvet). Having started their négociant business in 1985, the entrepreneurs have since developed a comprehensive range of terroir-led wines by seeking like-minded partners in singular regions across France, Spain and Italy.
In Utiel-Requena they not only found a unique landscape of incredible viticultural potential but also a community eager to embrace new projects.
Partnership-led development
The development of BVC is inextricably linked to the relationship developed between the Calvets and Grupo Coviñas, Utiel-Requena’s leading cooperative. By forging a successful partnership, BVC not only buys fruit from the cooperative but also engages in an exchange of ideas and knowledge that has been fruitful and invigorating for both parties.
If the unspoiled authenticity of Utiel-Requena’s land and people is what first drew Valérie and Benoit to a perhaps unlikely corner of Spain, they have been able to develop a thriving and innovative venture thanks to the openness, support and efficiency of their local partners.
This dynamic has validated Utiel-Requena’s legacy and viticultural potential while supporting the development of the local winemaking sector. It has also opened new commercial opportunities and marketing avenues for the local grapes and wines. BVC’s Toro Loco brand, exported across the world, has done much to raise awareness of Utiel-Requena’s flagship grape variety, Bobal, and of the region’s potential to yield vibrant, expressive wines that serve as perfect everyday-drinking companions. It
