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Badiola Vino de Pueblo Laguardia L4GD4 Rioja 2018
£211.97
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6 bottle(s) at £35.33 per bottle.
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SKU
ZHD5104418A
Badiola Vino de Pueblo Laguardia L4GD4 Rioja 2018
- Grapes Tempranillo 100%
- Country Spain
- Region Rioja
- Abv 13 %
- Case size 6 / 75cl
- Winemaker: Tao Platón
- Closure Natural Cork
- A light, perfumed wine with delicate floral aromas of wild strawberries and violet giving way to a juicy palate with velvety tannins and an elegant finish.
The grapes come from carefully selected parcels around the charming village of Laguardia, in Rioja Alavesa. Laguardia is situated on average at 640 meters above sea level and is open to the Ebro Valley with exposed sites. The microclimate here results in earlier ripening than in other villages and produces approachable wines that are elegant, light, and perfumed. The bush vines are planted in limestone soils and are cultivated with respect for the environment, using minimal sprays of copper and sulfur only when required. The fruit is hand-harvested in 15-kilogram boxes to preserve the quality. Current Denominacion de Origen regulations in Rioja only permit the use of a village name on the label by the location of the winery (i.e. the building and not the vineyards) thus the wine from the Laguardia vineyards is marketed as L4GD4.
Badiola, founded in 2018, is a winery based in the heart of Rioja Alavesa which offers a new perspective on Rioja wines: here the emphasis is on-site, rather than aging. The vineyards are situated on the slopes of the Sierra Cantabria, predominantly surrounding the villages of Villabuena, Leza, Laguardia, and Banos del Ebro, with each terroir producing wines with distinctive character. The vines are extremely old and low-yielding; many were planted in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and they deliver concentrated juice with a clear identity. Vines are planted on hillsides in soils with a high percentage of limestone, a characteristic that sets Alavesa apart from the rest of Rioja, together with high altitude and vineyard age. The winemaking philosophy is to obtain very pure, fresh, and well-textured wines that reflect their origin.
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