AUSEJO, THE VILLAGE IN LA RIOJA THAT PAMPERS THE WINE
Village with extraordinary worldwide recognition thanks to its wine. The sun great influence, among other characteristics, provides favorable conditions to cultivate vineyards. The Romans already knew it and what they started has been improved by new knowledge and technology over the time. Ausejo is without any doubt a great area to cultivate vineyards and Bodega San Miguel is an ideal choice to taste high quality wine.
OBRADA, AUSEJO AND THE FIELD
Bodega “San Miguel” is located in Ausejo, La Rioja. Covering a hill full of very old wineries, Ausejo stands on a wide horizon of vineyards, an altitude varies from 350 to 700 meters.
Sun orientation is more than 80% South and Southeast. South of the river Ebro, with strong influence of Mediterranean climate, softened by the area altitude, contributes very favorably to high quality grape cultivation. It is at a similar distance of the end of Sierra de la Hez, which provides with coolness in the summer nights and many storms (average rainfall 300 l/m.), and the river Ebro valley on the southern boundary. The highest peak is Estrella hill with 750m and it decreases step by step getting closer to the ground created by the big river. The Villa is 29.5km far from Logroño and at 566m above the sea level, in the centre of a wide municipality (56.7km²) in Tierra de Ocón.
OWN PRODUCTION
750Ha in Ausejo municipality, it is not a subject to market fluctuations, we have the quantity, wine is only made of our own production, quality control, wine with similar features.
Our own 739Ha
All wine production, an annual average of 4.5m kg, is own production. It comes from the winery co-operative members and workers of the 739Ha of vineyards, all in the municipality of Ausejo, La Rioja. We do not buy grape to make wine to third non co-operative member farmers or other wineries.
Guarantee
– The fact that we only and exclusively work with our own grape production lets us be less affected by grape price fluctuations than the wineries that have to buy grape to third parties. Therefore we can guarantee stable prices regardless the year.
– The fact that every grape comes from the same land in the same village guarantees homogeneity in our wine every year, only subject to different weather, which provides differences in the grape.
– As we have our own production and a stable amount of kilos every year, our supply is guaranteed to our clients. They do not take the risk of other wineries without 100% of own production that may have problems to buy grape and make the wine.
– As the co-operative member farmers are the owners of their lands, they work carefully, affectively and with effort; they way things are done when you are the owner, and guaranteeing great quality grapes.
– The fact that every grape comes from the same land in the same village guarantees homogeneity in our wine every year, only subject to different weather, which provides differences in the grape.
– As we have our own production and a stable amount of kilos every year, our supply is guaranteed to our clients. They do not take the risk of other wineries without 100% of own production that may have problems to buy grape and make the wine.
– As the co-operative member farmers are the owners of their lands, they work carefully, affectively and with effort; they way things are done when you are the owner, and guaranteeing great quality grapes.
FEATURES OF THE AREA
Ausejo, in La Rioja, worldwide recognized thanks to the excellence of its wine. The great influence of the sun, among other features, creates perfect conditions to cultivate vineyards, which were already observed by the Romans. They started and it has not stopped since then, improved by the learned knowledge and new technology. Ausejo is without any doubt an exceptional place to cultivate and develop vineyards and fantastic to make high quality wine thanks to the following:
Different altitude between lands
It differs from 350 to 700m
More than 80% of solar orientation is South and Southeast. These special features make the perfect micro-climate in Ausejo, with valuable conditions that are searched worldwide to select cultivation areas to create wine with personality and of high quality.
More than 80% of solar orientation is South and Southeast. These special features make the perfect micro-climate in Ausejo, with valuable conditions that are searched worldwide to select cultivation areas to create wine with personality and of high quality.
South of river Ebro
Big influence of Mediterranean climate softened by the altitude of the area favours the cultivation of high quality grape. Its closeness to Sierra the Hez provides with coolness in the summer nights and many storms, with an average rainfall of 3001/m.
BEAUTIFUL VILLA OF AUSEJO The Bodega San Miguel is a company located in Ausejo (La Rioja) whose main activity is the making, storing and trading of wine with Designation of Origin Rioja. |  |
WHEN YOU COME TO VISIT US DO NOT MISS OUR TREASURES: THE PARISH CHURCH SANTA MARÍA, HERMITAGE SANTA MARÍA DE LA ANTIGUA, HERMITAGE DEL CRUCIFIJO, THE CASTLE…
Parish church Santa María: Ashlar building with bricks, built in the second half of the 16th century, with façade and sacristy of the 17th century and finish of the north tower in the 18th century. | Hermitage Santa María de la Antigua: Baroque building from the 17th century, 2km far from the old part of the village. Built of masonry and bricks with buttress of ashlar, Gothic of the 14th century and exquisitely repaired by local restorers. | Hermitage del Crucifijo. Hermitage del Crucifijo: old transept from the 16th century formed by four buttress joined by rounded arches that support a star-shaped dome. | Castle: located on the peak of the hill where the village spreads. Two round cubes can be seen on the East and Southeast, and some wall on the North and South. |
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¡Ay, ay, ay!
Mi Ausejo que aunque me voy no te olvido me acuerdo de Las Caveras, y las viñas del Hornillo. También de Valdarrete, Piezas del Monte y Viayón, tierras inolvidables donde he dejado el puro sudor, y hemos bajado la senda y hemos subido a Piezas del Monte, la fuente de la Madre que no se seque y mane abundante.
Onda Villa, Onda Villa y el pozo que no se seque,
si del pozo no sale agua,
la hortaliza se me muere.
En Ausejo estoy para disfrutar
no te olvidaré jamás.
Mi Ausejo que aunque me voy no te olvido me acuerdo de Las Caveras, y las viñas del Hornillo. También de Valdarrete, Piezas del Monte y Viayón, tierras inolvidables donde he dejado el puro sudor, y hemos bajado la senda y hemos subido a Piezas del Monte, la fuente de la Madre que no se seque y mane abundante.
Onda Villa, Onda Villa y el pozo que no se seque,
si del pozo no sale agua,
la hortaliza se me muere.
En Ausejo estoy para disfrutar
no te olvidaré jamás.
