Baynos Blanco de Viura

APELLATION: D.O. Rioja

ALCOHOL: 12.5%

VARIETY: 100% Viura.

VINTAGE: 2021 (2020 only in 1.5 L)

PRODUCTION: 4,106 bottles and 90 magnums.

TYPE OF SOIL: Poor, with a calcareous-clay composition.

BUSH VINES: Small parcels located in Baños de Ebro, from 40 to 100 year old.

CULTIVATION: Organic in the certification process with biodynamic practices and animal traction.

YIELDS: 3,500 kg per hectare.

VINTAGE: Temperate and dry. The winter was wet and mild.

The December and January rain and snow provided a good water reserve that the plants needed, as it did not significantly rain again until June. The start of spring, which was warm and dry, allowed the plants to bud a week earlier than usual and continue flowering and setting without difficulties. In June, summer storms added nearly 100 mm of precipitation to refresh the vines. The rest of the summer was cool without much water, thus limiting yields. It rained again in early September, which brought relief from the summer drought before harvest on 20th September, resulting in excellent concentration and balanced grapes.

WINEMAKING: Alcoholic fermentation with native yeasts in 228 French oak barrels.

AGED: 20 months in French oak barrels.

BOTTLED: July 2023.

SCORES: 96 Tim Atkin, 95 Wine Advocate, 94 Vinous