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Bideona

2021

Lanciego (LNCG0)

Tinto - Viñedos en Lanciego   |   Rioja Alavesa - Spain
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About

Bideona’s village wine series is intended to showcase the differences in character among the great, historic wine villages of Rioja Alavesa. This series also highlights a senseless regulation of the Denominación de Origen, which allows the use of a village name by the location of the winery – the building – and not the vineyards. Despite having full traceability of each vineyard parcel, Bideona cannot legally use village names on the labels. As a clever workaround, they have substituted all village names with acronyms that they have registered as brands. Thus, ‘Lanciego’ becomes LNCG0. This Tempranillo field blend comes from old vineyards located in the furthest east of the villages and at 1,475-2,025 feet in elevation.  The warming influence of the open valley feels more Mediterranean and Garnacha ripens well here, thus making up a higher proportion of the final blend compared to the other villages.  The wine has a less sturdy frame with a fruit profile leaning more toward red fruit and wild herbs, while retaining freshness and relative lightness thanks to its altitude.

The grapes were hand harvested in small crates and then manually sorted on a sorting table before being destemmed. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations were carried out in stainless-steel & concrete tanks via a mix of indigenous yeast and a house cultured yeast strain. Gentle pump-overs were done to maximize personality without high extraction of color or tannins. The wine was pressed off the skins and was sent to a mix of stainless-steel, concrete, new oak, and used oak for between 10-16 months of aging, depending on the lot. The selections were racked to tank where it was vegan fined and bottled with a coarse filtration and very gentle sulfur addition.

Stats

  • Grapes: Field blends of Tempranillo (≈50%) with Garnacha (≈30%), Mazuelo (≈10%), Graicano (≈5%) & others (≈5%)
  • Vineyard: 12 small parcels within the village of Lanciego
  • Vine Age: 55-90-years-old
  • Soil Type: Calcareous clay with sandstone
  • Viticulture: Practicing organic – dry-farmed
  • Fermentation: Native & inoculated with house-cultured yeasts – stainless-steel & concrete (100% destemmed)
  • Skin Contact: 12 days
  • Aging: 10-16 months in a mix of stainless-steel, concrete, and larger, predominantly older French oak
  • Alcohol: 14%
  • pH: 3.57
  • Total Acidity: 5.6 g/L
  • Total SO2: 138 ppm
  • Total Production: 370 cases
  • UPC: 8437024184829
  • SRP: $59.99

Tasting Note

Pure joy. Old-vine Tempranillo with a heavy Garnacha proportion, with a handful of other varieties, at extreme altitude.  You can smell that altitude in the freshness it demonstrates.  Vibrant, pure, tickling red cherries, strawberries, and herbs.  It isn’t patient as much as it is effusive.  Blood orange and a vermouth-like complexity on the palate brings an added dimension.  Underneath the succulence lies a gentle, chalky vein, with silky texture that is never thin and with gentle tannins that meld into the fruit rather than overwhelming it.  It’s long without being heavy, energetic without being nervous — freshness as a form of intelligence.

Press & Reviews

James Suckling

93

"Vibrant and pure, with lots of red cherries, strawberries, dried berries and herbs. Really juicy and elegant, with a mouthwatering quality. Succulent, polished, long and full of sappy fruit. Drink from 2025."

- Zekun Shuai

Vinous

92

"The 2021 Bideona LNCG0 (Lanciego) comes from old-vine Tempranillo grown in red clay and limestone at high elevation. Aged 12 months in stainless-steel and French oak, it presents striking blood orange notes, floral undertones, and a vermouth-like complexity. Juicy with a gentle, chalky flow and moderate texture, this is distinctive with subtle energy and freshness."

- Joaquin Hidalgo

Producer


Bideona

Region


Rioja Alavesa

Country


Spain

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