The Winery

The founder of the winery:

D. Angel Garcia Sanz, using conventional winemaking methods since 1970 in the old tradition of grape growers and winemakers, decide to found the "Santa Rufina" winery. The winery is  a family business. The winery is located in the town of Cubillas de Santa Marta in the province of Valladolid and belongs to the Cigales Appellation of Origin.

It owns 84 Hectares of vineyard, of which 80% are the tempranillo, 10% of merlot, 5% cabernet sauvignon with teh remaining 5% comprised by the "Verdejo" and "Albillo" white varieties. 

Located in an area on the terraced hillsides of the Pisuerga River, the soil of our Pagos de Sallana estate, which enjoys an excellent reputation in the Cigales Appellation of Origin, is ideal for the maturity of the grapes, on account of the climate and the stony terrain, well suited for releasing at night the heat accumulated throughout the day.

The winery is equipped with the technological resources necessary in order to ensure meticulous winemaking: Production of 500,000 bottles yearly Stainless steel vats Temperature control system Modern bottling line. 1,800 Casks. 70%  American Oak and 30% French Oak.

The soils are sand, limestone, gypsum loam, resting on clay and marls. There is scant organic matter (from 0.7% to 1.6%), with a variable amount of limestone (between 1% and 35%), sufficient potassium, little phosphorus and a pH of 8.1.

The vineyards are all located around the winery and, as a result, the time that transpires between the harvesting of the grapes and their delivery and processing in the winery is minimal. Of the 84 hectares of vineyard, 40% are at least one hundred years old.