Founded in 1890, Bodegas Manzanos is one of the fastest growing wine groups in Spain and Rioja's third-largest vineyard owner with nearly 300 hectares planted. The Fernández de Manzanos family owns two wineries in Rioja, including the emblematic and oldest winery of the appellation in Haro and their contemporary winery in Azagra, both using gravity as the principle of architecture for elaboration. Currently run by the family's fifth generation, Bodegas Manzanos is an example of dedication, perseverance, and success, all led by impeccable winemaking and world-class business practices.

 

All SIGLO wines are made using grapes from the Manzanos' family vineyards in Rioja ranging from 25 to 70+ years old. Tempranillo is the dominant grape varietal, but Garnacha and Graciano are also used in the Reserva and Gran Reserva to maximize their longevity. All wines are aged in 225-liter oak barrels, mostly French (but also American) rotated every 3 years so that a third of the barrels are brand new, another third used for the second time, and the rest used for the third and final time before being replaced.

 

The brand SIGLO was the first RIOJA to be exported to America in the early 1900's. Its famous burlap was initially used to protect the bottle against breakage and temperature changes.  Today, the burlap ("saco" in Spanish) still serves its purpose and continues being placed by hand at the bottling line in collaboration with ASPRODEMA, a local non-profit association dedicated to finding employment for developmentally challenged adults.