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Dr. Hans Backhoff Escudero, —our winemaker for thirty years—, was a strong believer that Mexico had everything to become a global top quality wine country and thus, in the power we had to change the wine history and write a new page in it.
Monte Xanic transforms the Mexican wine not only in the elaboration process, but also in the consumer trends. We are fully committed into creating a more professional wine industry in Mexico with great passion to keep carving the path into its future
Dignifying what we are and what we do every day with hard work and respect for our environment. We have a solid and undisputable commitment for Mexico.
We've received international awards and recognition for our brands:
Gran Ricardo Limited Edition
Classic Reds - Classic Whites - Calixa
Within our name, our origin is clear: Xanic.
Monte Xanic with MX from MÉXICO. The name Xanic comes from the Cora, ancestral tribe still living in some regions of Nayarit, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Xanic means: "Flower born after the first rain".
Ours is a wild flower. A dessert flower that changes with water and sun. Just like our wines, it's bold and resilient. It is a reflection of its vibrant, lush and youthful personality, similar to the place where our wines are born: a place that combines the desert strength and the beauty of the sea.
Dr. Hans Backhoff Escudero, —our winemaker for thirty years—, was a strong believer that Mexico had everything to become a global top quality wine country and thus, in the power we had to change the wine history and write a new page in it.
Monte Xanic transforms the Mexican wine not only in the elaboration process, but also in the consumer trends. We are fully committed into creating a more professional wine industry in Mexico with great passion to keep carving the path into its future.
All the harvesting and managing of our vineyards are done using ancestral as well as modern techniques to achieve grape's best expression. The volume of grapes we grow allows us to have a very tight quality control process in each of the most important characteristics of our grapes. This helps to determine precisely when the harvest should be done down to a specific date so we can select only those grapes that comply with our quality standards. Monte Xanic was one of the pioneers of the late-night harvest technique in Mexico.
Roots system and clones from different Vitis Vinifera optimal for specific conditions of each Valley
The boldness of this land defines the style of our wines, the bordelaise varieties express the terroir of Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California, Mexico, with finesse and distinction; thus, the main varieties of our property are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Sauvignon Blanc.
We also make wines with varieties from other regions, such as Chenin Blanc, Syrah and Chardonnay because they identify greatly with our region
The new terroir of MX 18 miles away from Ensenada and 900 yards above sea level.
With a colder weather than Guadalupe, the main advantage of Valle de Ojos Negros is in its water quality which comes from the Juárez mountain range and has the ideal climate for the dormancy of our plants. Soil has a medium texture with good water retention and no salts are present in it. On this Valley, Monte Xanic harvests all our red varieties, such as Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Grenache and we have new strains coming soon.
y prontas nuevas cepas en camino.
Our proudest moment is being recognized as the best wine in Mexico.
That's how in 1987, Monte Xanic changed the Mexican wine scene and made history creating the first premium wine, giving regions like Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California a long overdue recognition.
Dr. Hans Backhoff Escudero, —our winemaker for thirty years—, was a strong believer that Mexico had everything to become a global top quality wine country and thus, in the power we had to change the wine history and write a new page in it.
Monte Xanic transforms the Mexican wine not only in the elaboration process, but also in the consumer trends. We are fully committed into creating a more professional wine industry in Mexico with great passion to keep carving the path into its future.
Todos ellos grandes amantes del vino, apostaron por elaborar un vino que se pudiera “servir y compartir”. Su espíritu pionero, su valentía y su energía creadora siguen presentes.
HANS JOSEPH BACKHOFF
CEO DE MONTE XANIC
ÓSCAR GAONA
ENOLÓGO DE MONTE XANIC
Hans Joseph Backhoff Guerrero, studied Food Industry Engineering at ITESM and has an MBA from Cardiff University. He studied Enology in Bordeaux, France.
In 2008 he was appointed as CEO of Monte Xanic.
His unique vision and innovation made possible for Monte Xanic to be consolidated as the leader company of premium wines in Mexico. Monte Xanic has earned multiple international awards for its strategies aimed to develop a strong and responsible wine culture in Mexico.
His curiosity for wine started when he was very young. Because of it, he decided to closely learn about the whole vinification process under the guidance of winemaker Francisco Rodriguez since the 1990’s.
This passion led him to work in Mexico, Australia, Canada, and the U.S.
Through his 22 years’ experience in the winemaking industry, he’s been closely involved in the growth and quality evolution of Mexican wine. Oscar has committed himself into understanding the perfection behind each vineyard in each valley where he has been, understanding the biochemistry behind the wine processes and helping each variety to express itself and achieve an excellency bottle of wine after bottle of wine he has made.
Estudió Ingeniería en Industrias Alimentarias en el Tecnológico de Monterrey, tiene un MBA por parte de la Universidad de Cardiff en Inglaterra y estudió Enología en Burdeos, Francia.
En 2008 fue nombrado Director General de Monte Xanic.
Su visión innovadora, ha permitido la consolidación de Monte Xanic como em- presa líder de vinos premium en México. Monte Xanic ha generado sólidas es- trategias para desarrollar la cultura del consumo del vino, sumando múltiples reconocimientos internacionales.
Su curiosidad por el vino comenzó desde muy joven por lo que decidió conocer de cerca todo el proceso de vinificación bajo la dirección del enólogo Francisco Rodríguez desde los 90 ́s.
Pasión que lo ha llevado a trabajar en México, Australia, Canadá y E.U.A.
A lo largo de sus 22 años de experiencia en la industria vitivinícola, ha participa- do de primera mano en el crecimiento y evolución en calidad del vino mexicano. Óscar se ha dado a la tarea de entender a la perfección cada viñedo en cada valle donde ha participado, entendiendo los procesos bioquímicos del vino, ex- presando cada variedad y logrando una excelencia en cada botella de vino que elabora.
OUR WINES
El inicio de esta historia es nuestro amor por México
En nuestro nombre están sus raíces cora: Xanic
Nuestro mayor orgullo es ser reconocidos como el mejor vino de México.
Nuestra promesa es seguir honrando la vida, la amistad y la pasión por nuestra tierra,
elaborando vinos de los que todos los mexicanos podemos sentirnos orgullosos.
•1988 -Se produjeron los primeros vinos, el Chenin Colombard y el Cabernet Sauvignon con 2,000 cajas.
•1989- Se lanza el Chardonnay, el Cabernet-Merlot, el Sauvignon Blanc y el Chenin Blanc Monte Xanic.
•1993- Se lanza el Cabernet Franc.
•1990- Firma del Tratado de libre comercio (TLC) con Chardonnay de Monte Xanic.
•1994- Primera cosecha de Gran Ricardo.
•1997- 10 Años de Monte Xanic.
•1998- Se lanza la línea de Calixa con Calixa Cabernet Sauvignon y Calixa Chardonnay.
•2002- Primera producción de Petit Verdot.
•2003-Nace la Línea Ediciones Limitadas.
•2005- Inicia operación de la Cava de granito de Monte Xanic.
•2007- 20 Años de Monte Xanic.
•2009- Lanzamiento de Syrah-Cabernet Sauvignon de Ediciones Limitadas.
•2012- Primera cata virtual de Monte Xanic con 5,000 asistentes.
•2014 -Monte Xanic abre las puertas de su nueva vinícola para que todos los visitantes pudieran vivir la experiencia vivencial del proceso del vino mexicano.
•2015 – Monte Xanic presenta Calixa Syrah.
•Monte Xanic recibe por primera vez la certificación ISO 9001:2015 en sus procesos de cosecha, producción, embarque y degustación, confirmando así el Sistema de Gestión de Calidad de M X.
•2016-Monte Xanic presenta Selección de Monte Xanic.
•2021- Trip Advisor otorga por sexto año consecutivo el certificado de excelencia en el servicio de visitantes.
•2022 – Nueva Imagen MX es México, Monte Xanic es MX.
•Monte Xanic volverá a sorprender presentando en 2022 el primer vino blanco ultra premium de México.
•Por primera vez en la historia de tendencias de mercado, el vino mexicano encabeza el origen de mayor relevancia y crecimiento en el mercado total de vinos.
•2017- Monte Xanic festeja 30 años y lanza Calixa Blend y Nebbiolo de Ediciones Limitadas.
•2018 -Monte Xanic se consolida como una de las diez empresas más importantes de valor en vinos en México y la de mayor crecimiento compuesto en los últimos años.
•2019 -Gran Ricardo cumple 25 años lidereando el segmento de vinos ultra premium, teniendo una participación de mercado del más del 40% del segmento de marcas.
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