Description
A wine with history: Its origin dates back to 1927 in AGE, one of the historic wineries of appellation Rioja being the oldest winery in Fuenmayor. At that time, the winery was referred to as “small warehouse”. Siglo brand pays tribute to the XVIII century where people used to carry the wine.
Because of the general discomfort that was felt before the Spanish Civil War, Felix Azpilicueta Martínez, founder and only owner of the winery at that time, decided to keep and hide a collection from bottles of an excellent harvest in Rioja: that of 1928. Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) meant a halt in the expansive plans of the winery. It was not until the war was finished that the emblem of the winery was born: Siglo Sack Crianza.
Paolo Orsini, an Italian close collaborator of the winery, came up with the idea of a jute sack, inspired in the Rioja tradition of workers of the land that used to wrap the wine in a wet tissue so it will stay fresh during the day. As if pieces of procelain they were, the bottles started to be wrapped and sewed in this jute sack. The sack added an aesthetical value, paid tribute to tradition and also served to protect the wine from light and sudden changes of temperature. The launch of Siglo Sack Crianza signified an important milestone in the history of appellation Rioja.
The sack (Saco) is the most characteristic thing about Siglo and maybe is one of the reasons why our brand has become such an undeniable referent in Rioja. We can all remember “the wine of the sack”.
The sack was born out of the need to keep the wine fresh. And with this principle we continue to elaborate the sack.
Although our wine is elaborated in Rioja, it is transported to nearly a hundred countries around the world and we all want to be sure that the wine arrives as it was conceived, without being altered by any change of temperature during the journey and storage.
The sack protects the wine from the changes of temperature and light, it emulates the ageing process in the winery, where we maintain a constant temperature of 12 degrees Celsius throughout the year and a low light to make sure that the wine sleeps in the dark, as it is best for its perfect evolution.
We want to look after the wine until it reaches the homes of our clients and the sack makes it possible for us to do so and that they enjoy the wine as if they were in the winery.
Terroir: This wine is the result of a mix of between vineyards in the Rioja Alta and Rioja del Reyno area: Vineyards of Haro, Tempranillo vineyards in bush over 50 years old with whitish and poor soils, clay- calcareous composition, most of them facing the sun, its altitude is around 2461 ft.
Ageing: Barrel, 12 months; 50% French 50% American oak barrels. Bottle: 6 months.
