Badiola Rioja Tempranillo de Laderas 2022

Badiola Rioja Tempranillo de Laderas 2022 – Product Description

Deep-Dive Tasting Notes & Provenance

Badiola Rioja Tempranillo de Laderas 2022 is a beautifully expressive red wine from Rioja Alavesa, crafted with precision by the team at Bodegas Badiola. Made from 100% Tempranillo grapes grown on the steep laderas (hillsides) of the Sierra Cantabria, this vintage captures the purity and elegance of high-altitude Rioja viticulture. 

On the nose, expect clean and precise aromas of cherries, wild red berries, and delicate herbal notes—especially thyme—that evoke the limestone soils of the vineyards.  On the palate, the wine is fresh and focused, with vibrant natural acidity providing a backbone to the juicy red fruit, while fine-grained tannins give structure without overt weight. The finish is long, textured, and savoury, reflecting both the terrain and the minimal oak influence. 

Vineyard & Winemaking Philosophy

Bodegas Badiola (formerly Bideona) was founded in 2018 with a clear site-driven philosophy: emphasising terroir rather than heavy ageing.  The grapes for this wine come from over 300 small plots, many with bush‑trained vines averaging 50 years old, planted on limestone soils across villages like Villabuena de Álava, Leza, Samaniego, Laguardia, Navaridas, and Baños de Ebro.

Fermentation is carried out in large stainless-steel tanks using selected yeasts at moderate temperatures, with daily pump-overs to extract flavour, colour, and fine tannins.  About one-third of the wine is matured for five months in used French and American oak barrels (225L and 300L), while the remainder is aged on fine lees in stainless steel, preserving freshness and expressing site over oak.