Baigorri Mendi

Country: Spain Region: Rioja Alavesa

Varietal: 90% Tempranillo, 5% Garnacha, 5% indigenous varieties

Vintage: 2019 Colour: Red Style: Dry

Producer: Bodegas Baigorri

Description: 

Bodegas BAIGORRI was designed and built by the architect Iñaki Aspiazu. The project responds to the peculiar way the wines is made and is a benchmark for architecture that respects its natural environment. The building is adapted to the pre-existing topography and all its underground facilities have been harmoniously designed. A place where you can overview how the whole winemaking process takes place. The whole process is done by gravity, in a vertical process, to preserve the integrity of the grapes as much as possible, so they reach the fermentation intact. All the movement of the grapes and wine is done using gravity, with no kind of mechanical lifting. There is no hopper at reception and no pumping for moving the grapes or for pumping over in the vats which could damage them, all the way from the sorting tables to bottling the wine, via all the underground floors in the winery, thereby optimising all the phases of the process. The name MENDI comes from the old Basque language and means mountain. It refers to the imposing Sierra Cantabria mountains that protect Bodegas Balgorris' vineyards from the cold, humid air coming from the Bay of Biscay to the north. These mountains are one of the main geographical features that create the microclimate of Rioja that has allowed the population of this region to cultivate grapes for thousands of years.

The Mendi is a Rioja as it should be, only from the best winery like Baigorri. Just a little more elegant

Tasting Note : A beautiful wine that boasts a deep cherry red colour, scent of ripe dark berries such as prunes, plums with hints of spice. Rich wine, ripe tannins, high but elegant acidity. Flavours of cherries, licorice, blue plums and cinnamon. Long full-bodied and juicy length.