BODEGAS SAN MARTÍN
Founded in 1914 in San Martin de Unx, this winery is the second oldest cooperative in Navarre.
It is located in the Baja Montaña area of Navarre, a sub-humid dry area with Atlantic influences, good amounts of rain and sun, and excellent winds which air the vineyards. Production of wine is low and of high quality, which brings complex, highly intense wines reflecting the characteristics of the terroir.
Bodegas San Martin specialises in Grenache grapes, and is working on two projects to recover old red grape and white grape vines of this variety.
Hectares of vineyards
500 hectares which produce 3.8 million kilos of grapes per year.
Designation of origin
Navarre D.O.
Number of members
150
Quality certifications
Ensuring food safety and looking after the environment are priority objectives for Bodegas San Martin. Accordingly, it is BRC and IFS certified (in force from May 2016) and it is the first winery in Navarre to receive product quality certifications from INTIA for Navarre D.O. wines, Tres Riberas P.G.I. wines and varietal wines.
Grape varieties
Grenache (60%), Tempranillo, Grenache blanc, Macabeo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Chardonnay.
Wine
Bodegas San Martin makes complex, highly intense white and red wines.
Facilities
Built in 2000, the winery has excellent facilities for bottling and ageing wine. In the 3,250m2 facility, there is a winemaking and storage area, as well as a bottling plant with a capacity of 6,000 bottles per hour. This plant also includes a specific area for Bag-in-Box packaging. It has an air-conditioned warehouse for barrel and bottle ageing.
R&D&I
The winery invests in research and development, and has modern facilities which use the latest technology. It is committed to developing and working with the Grenache variety grape and carrying out studies about ageing wine made with this variety.
