Bichi Wines Listan 2019 Mision grape

MXN $715

Grape: Misión (listan prieto)

Region: Tecate, Baja California, Mexico

You’ll taste/smell: Misión grape also known listán prieto,  is one of few grapes that are native of this part of the world and rarely we see wines made from this grape. Light-bodied and bright, this is a supremely drinkable expression of the Misión grape with notes of floral, funky & peppery red fruits, with refreshing briny acidity. 

Good to have it with: Pair this wine with peppered beef and grilled meats, and dishes rich in umami.

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Description

Wine Details

Listan is produced from centenarian pie franco Misión (Listan Prieto) vines high in the mountains of Tecate, just south of the California border.

Alcohol Grade: 12.5%
Aging/ Vinification: The grapes were harvested by hand, de-stemmed and fermented in locally made concrete tinajas with 20 days of maceration, raised in a mix of steel tank and used French barrels over winter, and bottled without fining or filtration and only 10 ppm of added SO2
Best to have it: 14-18ºC
Size: 750 ml

The Winery: Bichi Wines

Mexico has a centuries-long history of winemaking that has mostly gone under the radar. Spanish conquistadores planted vines in the early 1500’s, before both Chile and Argentina, and Baja California represents about 90% of the vines in the entire country due to the ideal climate and geography. Brothers Noel & Jair Tellez, with the help of Chilean (by way of Burgundy) winemaker Louis-Antoine Luyt, are producing amazingly fresh and energetic wines from very old, recently recovered vineyards of Misión (aka Listán Prieto), Rosa del Peru (aka Moscatel Negro), Tempranillo and Carinena, among other varieties. Bichi means “naked” in some parts of northern Mexico, and for Téllez and Luyt, it thus seemed like an appropriate name to give their new natural wine project.

Based at the Téllez family ranch in Tecate, just over the border from California, Bichi farms 10 hectares of their own Tecate vineyards biodynamically and collaborates with a growing family of organic farmers working vineyard land in Tecate and around Valle de Guadalupe. The majority of the vines are head-trained and all are dry-farmed, hand harvested, fermented with native yeast, and aged in neutral barrel or vat so that the emphasis is on each wine’s Mexican terruño.

Shipping

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Additional information

Country

Wine Body

Light-Body

Winemaking style

Biodynamic, Natural, Organic

Varietal

Winery

Size

Low ABV

Region