Baigorri Finca La Canoca

Country: Spain Region: Rioja Alta

Varietal: Tempranillo 100%

Vintage: 2020 Colour: Red Style: Dry

Producer: Bodegas Baigorri

Description:  Finca La Canoca is a place name of the place where the vineyard is located. Difficult to access in the foothills of the Toloño mountain range, right at the foot of the Peciña district, belonging to the municipality of San Vicente.
Vineyards from a single estate located at about 640 meters above sea level, on the slopes of the Sierra de Toloño, in the town of San Vicente de la Sonsierra (La Rioja) with a north-south orientation and clay-limestone soil. The vines are more than 50 years old .

This wine is a tribute to the vineyard in the silent valley where the predominantly Tempranillo grapes mature. The vineyard keeps a great secret, with barely 10,000 bottles produced, this is its second vintage on the market. The age of the vineyard is irrelevant if we think about the characteristics of this calcareous soil and its altitude of more than 600 meters. It is one of the last vineyards to be harvested precisely because in the valley time does not pass so quickly and its harvest requires care and dedication. After the manual harvest and in boxes, we select the grains to ferment them with native yeasts in 5,000-liter French oak vats and then do the malolactic fermentation in barrels from century-old oaks at 20 degrees.

Tasting Note : This stunning wine has incredible structure and balance. Expect dark fruits and spices on the nose and in the mouth this wine is full-bodied but balanced with a super long finish that goes on forever.