Rioja Alavesa, located in the heart of the Basque Country, is a destination that seduces with its rolling vineyard landscapes,
WINES
BAIGORRI wines come from the passion and love for some unique lands, ongoing research and the perfect understanding of the different plots.
BAIGORRI NEGU
A young red wine made partly from whole clusters and partly with destemmed Tempranillo grapes. All the grapes have been selected by hand, cluster by cluster, using vibrating sorting tables.
The clusters of grapes are cold-macerated before a short fermentation process in stainless steel vats which, with careful working of the cap, give this wine a marked personality which makes it stand out from other wines of its kind.
VINEYARDS
Various plots located in Rioja Alavesa and Sonsierra with their typical chalky-clay soils. Average age of the vines: >45 years. Average altitude of the vineyards: approx. 550 metres. Training system: bush vines and bushes raised on trellises. Sustainable viticulture with 100% manual labor.
CHARACTERISTICS
100% Tempranillo
4 months in new French-oak barrels
75 cl.
A wine for pairing with seasonal salads, charcuterie, soups, creams, game dishes, etc.
TASTING NOTES
Outstanding fruit aromas of redcurrants and blackberries, with a pleasant, lingering sensation on the palate with notes of liquorice and cough sweets. Because of the lack of astringency it is very pleasant on the palate and this is the most significant feature which makes it different from classic carbonic maceration wines.
BAIGORRI ROSADO
Rosé wine made from destemmed grapes, hand-selected using vibration and weight selection tables. It is a young wine fermented at low temperature together with its lees which, after a clarification and filtration process, is bottled in February.
VINEYARDS
Various plots located in the Rioja Alavesa and the Sonsierra with their typical chalky-clay soils. Average age of the vines: >45 years. Average altitude of the vineyards: approx. 550 metres. Training system: bush vines and bushes raised on trellises. Sustainable viticulture and 100% manual labour.
LATEST AWARDS
LA SELECCIÓN 2008+2011, Roséwein Trophy,
Muro, Mallorca, España
MEDALLA DE ORO
TIM ATKIN (MW) RIOJA SPECIAL REPORT 2017, 90 puntos
CHARACTERISTICS
55% Viura, 25% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha
75 cl.
A wine specially selected as an appetiser. Ideal pairing with shellfish and fish.
TASTING NOTES
It has an attractive pale pink colour with intense fruity aromas of citrus fruits, pineapple and jelly beans. In the mouth it is smooth and balanced with a long and intense aftertaste.
BAIGORRI CASK-FERMENTED WHITE
A different white wine thanks to its fermentation in French-oak casks with a specific toast, giving it a balance between the fruit and the wood, complexity and backbone. Smooth and creamy on the palate and a rich array of aromas. The ageing on the lees brings substantial character and elegance.
VA white wine made from Viura (90%) and Malvasía (10%) grapes from old vines located exclusively in the Rioja Alavesa. After selective picking by hand, the destemmed grapes have been selected berry by berry using sorting tables which work via vibration and weight. The must macerates for a few hours with the skins before passing to the pneumatic press. Fermentation and a further 8 months’ ageing in contact with the lees take place in new, French-oak specifically light-toasted or no toasted casks.
VINEYARDS
Various plots located in the Rioja Alavesa and the Sonsierra with their typical chalky-clay soils. Average age of the vines: >60 years. Average altitude of the vineyards: approx. 550 metres. Training system: bush vines and bushes raised on trellises. Sustainable viticulture and 100% manual labor.
LATEST AWARDS
CONSEJO REGULADOR DE LA D.O.Ca RIOJA, 2011 + 2012 + 2013
Official Rioja Authorities Wine
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
London, United Kingdom, 2019
Gold Medal, 95 points
CHARACTERISTICS
90% Viura and 10% Malvasía
8 months in the cask
75 cl.
An ideal wine to accompany any kind of fish, lean poultry dishes, etc.
TASTING NOTES
Golden colour and intense nose, with the highlighted oaky aromas produced by its time in the cask on the lees and prevailing aromas of fruit and balsam. Smooth, elegant, very well-balanced and complex on the palate with a long, intense finish.
BAIGORRI TEMPRANILLO
A young red wine made partly from whole clusters and partly with destemmed Tempranillo grapes. All the grapes have been selected by hand, cluster by cluster, using vibrating sorting tables.
The clusters of grapes are cold-macerated before a short fermentation process in stainless steel vats which, with careful working of the cap, give this wine a marked personality which makes it stand out from other wines of its kind.
VINEYARDS
Various plots located in Rioja Alavesa and Sonsierra with their typical chalky-clay soils. Average age of the vines: >45 years. Average altitude of the vineyards: approx. 550 metres. Training system: bush vines and bushes raised on trellises. Sustainable viticulture with 100% manual labor.
CHARACTERISTICS
100% Tempranillo
75 cl.
A wine for pairing with seasonal salads, charcuterie, soups, creams, game dishes, etc.
TASTING NOTES
Outstanding fruit aromas of redcurrants and blackberries, with a pleasant, lingering sensation on the palate with notes of liquorice and cough sweets. Because of the lack of astringency it is very pleasant on the palate and this is the most significant feature which makes it different from classic carbonic maceration wines.
BAIGORRI CRIANZA
In our Rioja Crianza we are seeking the balance between fruit and oak, freshness and concentration, elegance and powerfulness, a perfect harmony to appeal to all palates. The small proportion of Garnacha grapes in the blend makes it especially silky and appetising.
A red Crianza wine made using grapes of the Tempranillo (90%) and Garnacha (5%) varieties with a small contribution of other indigenous varieties, all cultivated exclusively in the Rioja Alavesa zone. After a selective, manual harvest, the destemmed grapes are selected by hand, berry by berry, using sorting tables which function via vibration and weight. Long periods of maceration and intercellular fermentation with autochthonous yeasts in truncated cone-shaped_ stainless steel tanks and oak vats. The pumping-overs are natural and devatted by gravity. The ageing in French (90%) and American (10%) oak casks lasts 14 months.
VINEYARDS
Various plots located in the Rioja Alavesa with the typical chalky-clay soils. Average age of the vines: >25 years. Average altitude of the vineyards: approx. 550 metres. Training system: bush vines and bushes raised on trellises. Sustainable viticulture with 100% manual working.
OUTSTANDING AWARDS
AWC VIENNA, International Wine Challenge 2013, Vienna, Austria
GOLD MEDAL, Top 3 reds
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
London, United Kingdom, 2017
GOLD MEDAL, 95 points
CHARACTERISTICS
Tempranillo 90%, Garnacha 5%, others 5%
14 months in the cask
75 cl.
Pale meat and light game, rice dishes tapas in general.
TASTING NOTES
Intense black-cherry colour with medium-high depth of colour. Aromas of dark and stewed fruit, spices and lactic nuances. On the palate it is elegant, fresh and silky, with a long retronasal finish.
BAIGORRI RESERVA
Our Rioja Reserva reflects its origins: the high altitude vineyards of the Sonsierra with their chalky-clay soils. A perfect balance between concentration and freshness, ripe fruit and herbal nuances. A very long-lasting wine. It is already a modern classic.
A red Reserva made from Tempranillo grapes from old vines over 45 years old, located in our own vineyards in San Vicente de la Sonsierra. After selective, manual harvesting, the destemmed grapes are selected by hand, berry by berry, using sorting tables which function via vibration and weight. Long periods of maceration and intercellular fermentation with autochthonous yeasts in French-oak vats. Natural pumping over and devatted by gravity. Malolactic fermentation and cask ageing for 18 months in new French oak.
VINEYARDS
Various plots located in the San Vicente de la Sonsierra district with its typical chalky-clay soils. Average age of the vines: >45 years. Average altitude of the vineyards: approx. 600 metres. Training system: bush vines and bushes raised on trellises. Sustainable viticulture and 100% manual labor.
OUTSTANDING AWARDS
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 2011
United States, 94 points
MUNDUS VINI 2018 + 2019
Neustadt, Germany
GREAT GOLD MEDAL / BEST RIOJA RESERVA
CHARACTERISTICS
100% Tempranillo
18 months in the cask
75 cl.
A great wine to pair with game, roast lamb, sucking pig, poultry and “haute cuisine” dishes.
TASTING NOTES
A wine with an intense black-cherry colour with deep robe. Predomination of aromas of dark fruit, ground coffee, spices and minerals. On the palate it is elegant, fresh, very well-balanced and persistent. Long and intense.
BAIGORRI BELUS
The great contribution of the Graciano variety in the blend makes this wine really different to what we are used to from BAIGORRI. A new definition of freshness and elegance in a red wine, with fine tannins and great aromatic complexity, meeting all the expectations of an avant-garde wine.
A red wine made from grapes of the Graciano (85%), Tempranillo (10%) and other indigenous (5%) from old vines over 65 years old.
After selective, manual harvesting, the destemmed grapes are selected by hand, berry by berry, using sorting tables which function via vibration and weight. Long periods of maceration and intercellular fermentation with autochthonous yeasts in oak vats. Natural pumping overs and devatted by gravity. Malolactic fermentation and ageing for 14 months in French-oak casks of varying sizes (225l. / 500l. / 600l.).
VINEYARDS
High altitude vineyard located at above 600 metres with a very poor ferrous-clay soil. Average age of the vineyards: >65 years. Training system: bush vines. Sustainable viticulture and 100% manual labor.
OUTSTANDING AWARDS
CONCOURS MONDIAL DE BRUXELLES 2017
Brussels, Belgium
GREAT GOLD MEDAL
TIM ATKIN MW RIOJA SPECIAL REPORT 2020
United Kingdom
93 POINTS
CHARACTERISTICS
Graciano (85%), garnacha (10%) y others (5%)
14 months in the cask
75 cl.
Pairs well with red meat and game, powerful dishes and strong-flavoured casseroles.
TASTING NOTES
Intense red-berry fruit with great complexity and harmony and hints of black olives. Silky and unctuous attack and elegant and persistent on the palate.
BAIGORRI GARNACHA
A varietal Garnacha wine which seeks the maximum expression of the varietal roots of Rioja, as the only example among our vineyards, by applying state-of-the-art processing methods. A wine which, thanks to the altitude of the vineyard and the vines’ age, reflects all the nuances of freshness and elegance of the Garnacha grape.
A wine made from Garnacha grapes from old vines over 65 years old.
After selective, manual harvesting, the destemmed grapes are selected by hand, berry by berry, using sorting tables which function via vibration and weight. Long periods of maceration and intercellular fermentation with autochthonous yeasts in truncated cone-shaped stainless steel vats. Natural pumping over and devatted by gravity. Malolactic fermentation and ageing for 14 months in French-oak casks of varying sizes (225l. / 500l. / 600l.).
VINEYARDS
High altitude vineyard situated at over 700 metres with very poor ferrous-clay soil. Average age of the vineyards: >65 years. Training system: bush vines. Sustainable viticulture and 100% manual labor.
OUTSTANDING AWARDS
GOURMETS GUIDE 2020
Spain, 95 points
TIM ATKIN MW RIOJA SPECIAL REPORT 2020
London, United Kingdom
92 POINTS
CHARACTERISTICS
100% Garnacha
14 months in the cask
75 cl.
White meat, poultry and spicy dishes. Fish and shellfish. Cheese, especially blue and goat cheese.
TASTING NOTES
Intense floral and red-berry fruity notes, with high complexity and harmonic nuances. Unctuous, elegant and mouth-filling with a lot of character and a long mineral finish.
BAIGORRI DE GARAGE
The unique characteristics of the grapes used, along with the very careful winemaking process they undergo, mean that this wine is produced in very limited quantities, depending on the year and, consequently, this is the flagship wine of the Bodega.
A red wine made from Tempranillo grapes from vines over 60 years’ old cultivated in estate vineyards located within the municipality of Samaniego, Rioja Alavesa.
After selective, manual harvesting, the destemmed grapes are selected by hand, berry by berry, using sorting tables which function via vibration and weight. Long periods of maceration and intercellular fermentation with autochthonous yeasts in oak vats. Natural pumping over and devatted by gravity. Malolactic fermentation in contact with its fine lees and ageing for 22 months in new French-oak casks.
VINEYARDS
Various micro-plots (<1 Ha.) situated in the municipality of Samaniego, Rioja Alavesa with its characteristic very poor chalky-clay soils. Average age of the vines: >60 years.
Average altitude of the vineyards: approx. 600 metres. Training system: bush vines and bushes raised on trellises. Sustainable viticulture with 100% manual working.
OUTSTANDING AWARDS
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2010
London, United Kingdom, 2010
Best Spanish Red Wine over 10 pounds
TIM ATKIN MW RIOJA SPECIAL REPORT
United Kingdom
96 Points
CHARACTERISTICS
100% Tempranillo
22 months in the cask
75 cl.
Perfect with any kind of dish (stews, meat, etc.), and especially with desserts.
TASTING NOTES
Intense black-cherry colour. Aromas of fresh and stewed fruit, aromatic herbs, spices and minerals. Sensations of macerated fruit, tobacco, smoked meats and liquorice. Highly flavoursome and round on the palate with great balance between the tannins from the wood and the fruit itself. A long, very persistent finish.
BAIGORRI B70
The most limited production from Bodegas BAIGORRI, with only around 1,200 bottles made each year. It is a true reflection of the terroir of Rioja Alavesa and of its old vines, rooted in the culture and the tradition. A new dimension of finesse, fragrance and elegance – bestowing on this wine their maximum expression.
A red wine made from Tempranillo grapes from very old vines, planted in 1942 in a small parcel located in the municipality of Samaniego, Rioja Alavesa. Average yields of less than 2,000 kg per hectare.
After selective, manual harvesting, the destemmed grapes are selected by hand, berry by berry, using sorting tables which function via vibration and weight. Long periods of maceration and intercellular fermentation with autochthonous yeasts in 5,000 litre French-oak vats. Natural pumping over and devatted by gravity. Malolactic fermentation and ageing for 12 months in new French-oak casks with extra-fine grain.
VINEYARDS
A single plot (<2 Ha.) situated in the Sierra de Cantabria, within the boundaries of Samaniego, Rioja Alavesa with its characteristic very poor chalky-clay soils. Average age of the vines: >70 years. Altitude of the vineyard: 700 metres. Training system: bush vines. Sustainable viticulture with 100% manual working.
OUTSTANDING AWARDS
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 2012
United States, 94 POINTS
PROENSA GUIDE 2020, 96 POINTS
CHARACTERISTICS
100% Tempranillo
24 months in new French-oak barrels
75 cl.
Any kind of fine dining dish. Also a fine match for red meat, game birds and Iberian pork charcuterie.
TASTING NOTES
Intense black-cherry with good depth of colour. Highly complex aromas of wild berries, spices and minerals.
Perfect balance between the tannins, fruit and acidity — an expression of fragrance and elegance. Very long, fresh and persistent on the palate.
MATURANA
Experimental vines planted in 2009 with yields of around 1200 kg depending on the vintage. An artisanal wine made in just four 225-litre casks. Grapes removed from the stems by hand and macerated for 5 days. Fermentation at 22-24ºC so that it can be extended for 20-25 days. During the alcoholic fermentation there is no pumping over, only stirring and punching down to moisten the cap and totally submerge it. It is then transferred to new, French-oak barrels for the malolactic fermentation with the temperature controlled at 21ºC.
100% Maturana, a neglected indigenous variety from _ Rioja Alavesa. With a surprising and powerful aromatic profile, this variety is almost extinct but has everything for making truly great wines.
VINEYARDS
Traditional bush vine system with 4 wire trellis and 0.2 hectares at an altitude of 640m. Chalky-clay soil, north-south orientation on a slope next to the bodega.OUTSTANDING AWARDS
GOURMETS GUIDE 2020
93 POINTS
TIM ATKIN MW RIOJA SPECIAL REPORT
United Kingdom, 2020
93 POINTS
CHARACTERISTICS
100% Maturana
14 months in new French-oak cask
75 cl.
A full-bodied persistent wine which pairs perfectly with hot pot dishes, stews and game.
TASTING NOTES
Purple coloured with an opaque core. The variety with the greatest depth of colour from BAIGORRI. A clean aroma of stewed fruit and well-integrated oak with hints of cocoa and pastries. On the palate it proves flavoursome, full, supple and long.
FINCA LAS NAVAS
Red wine made with grapes from Finca Las Navas, a real treasure based on the masal selection (selection of suitable reproductive material from the best plants) of the Tempranillo plant. It is a vineyard that is grown next to the winery with the care and attention of a large plantation of nearly 4 hectares, with a north-south orientation and clay-limestone soil typical of Rioja Alavesa. This estate wine is made in 5000l French oak vats in a traditional way with destemmed grapes and whole berries. Carbonic snow is used beforehand to develop the longest possible intracellular maceration. During the alcoholic fermentation, which lasts 30 days, it is pumped over by gravity. It undertakes its malo-lactic fermentation in vats and is aged for 4 to 8 months on its lees.
CHARACTERISTICS
100% Tempranillo
4-8 months in French oak vats of 5000l with its lees
75 cl.
TASTING NOTES
A medium-high intensity of colour wine with violet rim and aromas of fresh fruit, aromatic herbs, tobacco, smoke and liquorice. In the mouth it is very tasty and round with a good balance between the tannins provided by the elegant French oak vats and those of the grapes. Elegant and persistent fi nish.
FINCA LA QUINTANILLA
This is an exclusive single plot from the so-called “VIÑEDO SINGULAR” category. It is characterised as being an isolated vineyard with unique agricultural and climatic features and surrounded by scrubland full of aromatic herbs. It has a low yield of just 5,000 kilos per hectare.
The grapes sorted on vibrating tables and separated by weight. Long intracellular maceration with Baigorri’s own autochthonous yeasts. The juice is fermented in 5,000-litre vats followed by a malolactic fermentation in 225-litre oak casks. 24-month aging in new Franch oak barrels.
The faithful expression of the terroir of San Vicente de la Sonsierra. With its high altitude vineyards and chalky clay soils. It is a fine, fresh wine with lactic notes and wild berries which identify it as clearly a Tempranillo wine like no other. A great harmony balancing elegance and power, a wine with great cellaring potential.
VINEYARD
A 4-hectare plot located in the town of San Vicente at an altitude of 550m. Chalky-clay soil.
OUTSTANDING AWARDS
JAMES SUCKLING 2019
United States
91 POINTS
TIM ATKIN MW RIOJA SPECIAL REPORT
United Kingdom, 2020
93 POINTS
CHARACTERISTICS
100% Tempranillo
24 months in new French-oak casks
75 cl.
The ideal wine to pair with roast sucking pig or lamb, meat casseroles and sweet desserts with strong flavours.
TASTING NOTES
Intense cherry colour. Aromas of fruit compote, aromatic herbs, bread and figs. A good sensation of macerated fruit. Plums, tobacco, smoked tastes and liquorice. Very flavoursome and round on the palate. There is a good balance between the tannins, which provide elegant French-oak ageing, and those which come from the grape variety. A very long, lingering finish.
BAIGORRI FINCA LA CANOCA
Finca La Canoca is a name of the place where the vineyard is located. It is difficult to access it, as it is situated on the foothills of the Toloño mountain chain, right at the foot of the district of Peciña, which belongs to the municipality of San Vicente de la Sonsierra.
This wine is a tribute to a vineyard in a silent valley where predominantly Tempranillo grapes are grown. The vineyard keeps a great secret; only 5,000 bottles per vintage are produced and the current one is the first 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 time does not run so fast in the valley and its harvest requires care and dedication. After a manual harvest the bunches are collected in boxes and sorted out. Afterwards, an alcoholic fermentation is performed with native yeasts in 5,000-liter French oak vats, whereas the malolactic fermentation happens in barrels from centenary oaks at 20 degrees.
This wine has a lot to say, but a little to tell if we think that the history of this wine is yet to be written… It is the senses and perceptions that make a wine wonderful and our first vintage is born with the feeling of better new times.
VINEYARDS
Vineyards of a single estate located at about 640 meters of altitude, on the slopes of the Sierra de Toloño, in the town of San Vicente de la Sonsierra (La Rioja). It is a North-South facing plot on a clay-calcareous soil. The vines are over 50 years old.
CHARACTERISTICS
100% Tempranillo
10 months in the barrel
75 cl.
Perfect to combine with all kinds of grilled meats, for example, lamb cutlets roasted with vine shoots or a good steak. And spoon dishes such as Rioja-style potatoes or red beans from Tolosa. It can also accompany an infinity of tapas.
TASTING NOTES
Intense ruby colored wine with aromas of ripe fruit and spices. Its balance and freshness on the palate are positively surprising. Its unctuousness and its singular style stand out, with great potential in all its complexity is a true reflection of the terroir, which makes Finca La Canoca unique.