The Wine

Composition: Made from Tempranillo, Garnacha and Mazuelo

Vinification and ageing: Separation of destemmed and crushed Tempranillo, Garnacha and

Mazuelo grapes. One week’s fermentation at a controlled tempe-

rature between 25º and 28ºC. During this time the maceration and

continuous pumping over help to extract the maximum colour.

Racked after fermentation to remove the lees deposited at the bot-

tom of the vats. Having cleaned the wine, it was left in 225 litre

American oak casks for one year and once bottled, aged in the bot-

tle cellar for a minimum of 6 months.

Tasting Notes: Bright, garnet red with purple and gold glints. Fruity with a toas-

ted wood and vanilla aroma acquired during cask ageing. In the

mouth it is full, elegant and velvety smooth, with good body.

Food tips: Ideal with red meat, roasts, game and mature cheeses.

Best served at: Between 18 and 20ºC.

Awards and Prizes: • Concours Mondial – Bruxelles 2004 – Silver medal.

The Bodega is situated in Fuenmayor in the heart of Rioja Alta.

VineyardsIn addition to our 500 has of Estate vineyards, the Bodega Age

sources grapes from an area of 1500 has (tied vineyards).

These vineyards are mainly composed with Tempranillo, Graciano

and Mazuelo varieties.

The Bodega

The Winemaker

Bodegas Age(Rioja)

Saco Crianza

Bodegas AGE • Barrio de la Estación, s/n • 26360 Fuenmayor, La Rioja – Spain • Tel.: +34 941 293500

Cruz García, grandson of one of the founders of

Bodegas AGE is the oenologist of our bodega:

“The Siglo Saco Crianza is a symbol of the bodega allover the world. Its ageing is monitored so as to achieve thefine balance of aromas which mingle with the soft nuancesfrom its cask ageing”.

For more comments from our winemaker, visit our website:

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Saco Crianza

Bodegas AGE • Barrio de la Estación, s/n • 26360 Fuenmayor, La Rioja – Spain • Tel.: +34 941 293500

D.O. Ca. Rioja Bodegas Age

In 1881, Félix Azpilicueta founded Bodegas Azpilicueta,

nowadays known as Bodegas AGE, in Fuenmayor, in the

heart of the Rioja Alta.

Over a century later, Bodegas AGE ref lect the efforts of the

various generations which have devoted their lives to

making and ageing prestigious Rioja wines.

The wines of this bodega possess all the traditional charac-

teristics of the typical Rioja wines, whose f lavour has

triumphed all over the world.

The vineyards are mainly made up of the Tempranillo,

Mazuelo and Graciano varieties.

Vinification takes place in 165 vats. The total grape-recep-

tion capacity is 7,000,000 kilos.

Of the 30,000 barrels, 70% are made of American oak and

30% of French oak. The bottle cellar has capacity for

2,000,000 bottles

Location: Set in the Ebro Valley. Bordered to the north by the Sierra

de Cantabria and to the south by the Sierra de la Demanda.

Surface Area: 57,000 hectares.

Type of soil:Clay-limestone, clay-ferrous and alluvial soils. The diversity

of the land and the climate have resulted in the winegrowing

region being divided into three subzones: Rioja Alta, Rioja

Baja and Rioja Alavesa.

Climate: Atlantic climate in the Rioja Alta, Mediterranean - Conti-

nental in the Rioja Baja, and a mixture of Atlantic and Medi-

terranean inf luences in the Rioja Alavesa. As the lands of the

Rioja descend from west to east, so the climate gets drier and

warmer.

Grape Variety: The Tempranillo grape

makes up 61% of the vine-

yards of the Denominación.

It is regarded as an autocht-

honous variety of La Rioja. It

has an open, honest palate,

Interesting in young wines

And velvety when aged. Other typical varieties of the D.O.

are Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo and Viura.

Vintage rating

Year Classification

1982 Excellent

1983 Good

1984 Satisfactory

1985 Good

1986 Good

1987 Very Good

1988 Good

1999 Good

1990 Good

1991 Very Good

1992 Good

Year Classification

1993 Good

1994 Excellent

1995 Excellent

1996 Very Good

1997 Good

1998 Very Good

1999 Good

2000 Good

2001 Excellent

2002 Good