Rioja La Bastid Blanco

2020
Spain
Rioja

A blend of 85% Viura and 15% Garnacha Blanca from nine plots in Rioja Alavesa. Since the ‘19 vintage, Olivier’s has moved this project to the village of Cárdenas, where he has been expanding his vineyard holdings. Olivier considers this wine his Côtes de Nuits Blanc in his own internal hierarchy. Grapes are hand-harvested, left whole cluster, and are co-fermented in French oak foudres, 500-600L barrels, and concrete tanks. Aged 8-10 months.

92 points
"The white 2020 La Bastid was produced with 70% Viura and 30% Garnacha Blanca from Cárdenas, one-third fermented in concrete, one-third in foudre and one-third in 600-liter barrels, where the wines matured for one year with lees but without bâtonnage. It has 13.5% alcohol and is young, fresh, aromatic, fruit driven with floral notes and a light and fresh palate. There was a change in 2018, when he started with concrete (in the past it was 100% in oak), and the wine is fresher and younger. It doesn't have a lot of acidity; it's serious and austere with a bitter twist in the finish. 15,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2021."
Luis Gutiérrez,
Wine Advocate
7/14/2022

SKU/Code: 
DB3486-20
Product Line: 
Wine
White
Varietal: 
Viura
Farming Type: 
Organic