Viticultores de SanJuan Bautista & Valsangiacomo
Description
Data of interest
Of Swiss origin, the Valsangiacomo family has been dedicated to the world of wine since 1831, when the winery was founded in Chiasso (Switzerland) under the name Fratelli Valsangiacomo Fu Vittore. In 1904, Cherubino Valsangiacomo, the second generation of the family, settled in the Valencian Community, fleeing the phylloxera plague that devastated the family vineyards in Switzerland, and began producing and marketing wines from native varieties in Utiel and Monovar. The family business was passed down from parents to children successively until reaching the fifth generation, currently at the helm, formed by four of the five children of Arnoldo Valsangiacomo.
This winery in San Juan was previously the local cooperative, founded in 1954, with which the Valsangiacomo family established working ties more than 40 years ago. However, it was in 2009 that the family acquired the winery and began supervising the vineyards of the cooperative members. In 2015, the project was completed with the family’s purchase of a 12-hectare plot of centenary bobal, bush-trained and dry-farmed: the El Albardín plot. Thus, in the Viticultores de SanJuan Bautista project, they produce exclusively from the fruits of the El Albardín plot, a range composed of three wines: the red wines Bobal de Sanjuan and Clos de Sanjuan, and a rosé. In addition to their absolute dedication to bobal, another distinctive feature of Viticultores de SanJuan Bautista is the use of raw concrete tanks for winemaking, built by the local farmers of the village in the mid-20th century.
Foundation year
1954
Owned vineyard
12
Address
Street Vereda S/n. SanJuan
Region
Huesca
Country
Spain
