Bichi "Azul el Heroe" Valle de Guadelupe 2023

Bichi "Azul el Heroe" Valle de Guadelupe 2023Grenache, Carignan, and Zinfandel from Tecate, this is crunchy, super clean, and deliciously ethereal. Beets, raspberry, hibiscus, and sleek texture, there is a nice concentration and ripeness to the fruit with a lot of freshness and clarity, like a great cup of Chemex. ~Jonathan Kemp

I've only had it once before

crisp white

it's medium-bodied with well integrated acidity

both refreshing and cerebral

but this is a wine that will age beautifully for 5-10 years

and it's made me want to buy a plane ticket and take a nice long vacation there

only adds to the wine’s appeal

6% Welschriesling from a mix of soil types on the east and west sides of Lake Neusiedlersee

Sparkling co-ferment of Gamay grapes and apples

I think of freshly picked raspberries and volcanic soil on the nose

a one-time mentee of Tom Lubbe at Matassa

Direct Press Selection • November 2022