San Esteban winery is the first cooperative winery from the DOCa. Rioja (short of Qualified Denomination of Origin Rioja), founded in 1953 by 16 members.
Currently it is made up of 350 members that cultivate more than 500 hectares.
This winery is in the Region of the Valleys of Leza and Jubera (La Rioja), with its own vineyards on three different heights in the valley. This particularity gives our wines a great diversity.
Our objective is to achieve the dream of producing quality wines. Therefore, our range is the reflection of the lifestyle of our winery: we belong to the DOCa Rioja and we can offer a wide variety of wines.
Young fresh wines with many fruit flavors; red and white full-bodied red and white wines with the character provided by the maturation in barrels (some with very good scores by Tim Atkin). But we also produce wines that represent “the rebellion” of our desire to innovate and be different, like the wines of the Kairos range that do not follow the rules established by DOCa Rioja.
EVERY STORY HAS A BEGINNING
Birth of the winery
1953
The union of 16 winegrowers who bet on doing things well and make their dream come true.
Construction of the winery
1955
Completion of the construction works of the winery and inauguration.
Plant modernisation
1980
In the 1980s a light modernization of its facilities began incorporating stainless steel.
Expansion of the winery
2000
The winery is expanded with an increase in capacity and the installation of the most modern technology for winemaking and bottling.
Tierras De Murillo is born
2010
Tierras de Murillo brand was born and with it a wide range of great and different wines.
Consolidating
2019
Consolidated commercial network. The distribution of bottled wine accounts for more than 30% of our turnover and 15% of that percentage is export.
Wine of Rioja, a world reference
Rioja is the oldest Qualified Denomination of Origin in Spain (1925) and the first to obtain the Qualified Designation (1991). Murillo de Río Leza is a village framed within that Qualified Denomination of Origin Rioja (DOCa Rioja) 14 km from Logroño (Capital of La Rioja Region) and 407 meters above sea level.
The Mediterranean climate, with a low level of rainfall well distributed during the year, and the predominance of crop in rain-fed, make Murillo a privileged settlement for the cultivation of the vine that leads in a maximum quality of grapes, thanks to naturally regulating the production by means of the natural water stress suffered by the plant.
80
stainless Steel deposits
4,5
millions of kgs of grapes
5
variety of grape
500
hectares of vineyards
FACILITIES
The most modern technology to produce our wines, with a capacity of 4.5 million kg of grapes.
BARREL ROOM
WHERE TIME RESTS
The Room where the barrels of the best French and American oak rest has the optimal and stable conditions of temperature and humidity throughout the year.
PRODUCTION HALL
Infinite
80 stainless steel tanks capable of producing 4.5 million kilos of grapes. We have a complete bottling line that allows us to finish the whole process by bottling our own wines.
LABORATORY
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Equipped with state-of-the-art infrared technology and enzymatic analysis. From here the grape classification and traceability processes begin to carry out a thorough control from the vineyard to the bottle.
THE STORE
Our wines
A space designed to house all our products. We will assist and advise you personally on which to choose. Monday to Saturday hours: 8.30 to 14.30. NOT AVAILABLE FOR COUNTRIES OUTSIDE SPAIN (Contact: export@bodegassanesteban.com)