Bodega Pago de Cirsus

In 2014, Alejandro Gómez Sigala, together with his wife Letizia Mangione and his son Alejandro Alberto, saw their dreams of planting roots in Spain through the world of wine materialize, which they started with great enthusiasm in Bodega Pago de Cirsus.

Based on the family culture of teamwork, with the aim of making special wines, well cared for in every way, of high quality and of which to be proud. They have managed to be present in the minds of consumers by developing wines made with passion, honesty and dedication.

One of the greatest assets of Pago de Cirsus is its team, each and every one of them, from their different areas, gives their best to guarantee the quality of all the brand's products.

The Bolandín Estate, where the vineyard, the Pago de Cirsus Winery, the Hotel-Chateau and the Pago de Cirsus Restaurant are located, is located in the municipality of Ablitas, in the extreme south of the region of Navarra, at an altitude of 395 metres above sea level. The privileged location of the estate, between the Ebro River, El Moncayo and El Cierzo, in an "Extreme Continental" climate (with very cold winters and long, dry summers), gives it particular and exceptional characteristics in terms of temperature and rainfall. A large part of the winery is half underground, which allows for more stable temperature and humidity conditions throughout the year.

The estate is made up of a single body of vineyards with unique attributes that make it different from any other vineyard, both for its own characteristics of the "Terroir" or vine-growing environment on which it sits, and for the careful cultivation techniques that are used, in order to obtain grapes and wines of the highest quality, typical of the territory in which they are obtained and with the typical characteristics of the estate or estate. It has a 300 million litre dam to store water for use during the summer months. Thanks to the implementation of a drip irrigation system in the 130 hectares of vineyards, it is possible to control the water stress of the plants and keep them in optimal vegetative and productive conditions. In addition, soil moisture meters have been installed in each of the plots to evaluate and plan the appropriate irrigation in each area of the vineyard at each time of the year. Committed to climate change in each and every process, we accurately measure the carbon footprint to try to reduce it as much as possible and offset the remaining emissions in the use of clean energy.

With a total of 220 hectares, the estate is made up of 136.7 hectares of vineyards, planted in the year 2000. The varieties planted have been carefully selected so that their genetic adaptation was ideal in the most extreme conditions of temperature, and are strategically located in each of the areas of the estate with the aim of obtaining greater potential of each variety, in the 130 hectares of vineyard have been planted 7 different varieties: Chardonnay, Moscatel Grano Menudo, Carbenet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Tempranillo and Garnacha.

Inside the winery there are two different buildings, the vat cellar and the winemaking cellar. In the first we find French oak vats where the highest quality wines are aged. These vats have a system that keeps the temperature controlled during the fermentation process. And in the second nave we find a membrane press, the cold exchanger and the stainless steel tanks that make up this area of #elaboration and #fermentation. Also in this area is the bottling, labelling and bottle storage area.

Last but not least, we can visit the Barrel Room. One thousand French oak barrels rest in this room buried in the mountain where the light, temperature and humidity are ideal for the rest and evolution of the wine inside each vat. Each 225-litre barrel contains only one grape variety. The wines are aged from a minimum of 12 months to a maximum of 18 months.

You can enjoy this area from the restaurant through a glass wall while enjoying a delicious meal paired with the wines of the winery.

En el año 2014, Alejandro Gómez Sigala, junto a su esposa Letizia Mangione y su hijo Alejandro Alberto, vieron materializados sus sueños de plantar raíces en España a través del mundo del vino el cual iniciaron con gran ilusión en Bodega Pago de Cirsus.

To end your visit, you can also take the opportunity to visit the Castle of Ablitas, recently restored and open to the public. The castle of Ablitas, owned by the town council, has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest. The intervention has provided the tower with access to the interior of the chamber and from there to the upper terrace, from where you can admire a view of Ablitas and the borders of the kingdom of Navarre. With the galleries and the oven, excavated in the rock, this complex constitutes a significant tour of the castle of Ablitas. Are you up for it?

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