Description

Né dans la région de Labastida au cœur de la Rioja Alavesa et élevé 10 mois en barriques de grande taille, La Bastid se distingue par ses arômes d'anis, de fleurs et de fruits blancs. Intense, savoureux et frais, il déploie une délicate amertume.

Fiche technique

Le domaine
Type de vin
Blanc
Millésime
2018
Alcool
13.0% vol.
Cépage
85% Viura, 15% Malvasía, Garnacha blanca
Origine
Rioja

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

Still unbottled when tasted, the white 2018 La Bastid is from a year when he started producing more white wine in general, so more than half of the volume fermented and matured in concrete, while the rest matured in 600-liter barrels and 2,000-liter oak vats; the 2017 and previous vintages were all vinified and matured in oak. He liked the result, so there will be more white in concrete in the future. He also found a new Garnacha Blanca vineyard, so the blend in 2018 has more Garnacha Blanca, perhaps 15%. It's sharp and fresh, which Rivière thinks comes from the concrete, and there's some carbonic gas that lifts it up. What I tasted was the final blend that should be bottled soon, so the bottled wine should be pretty similar to what I tasted. It is very tasty, with pungent flavors, intense and very fresh. There will be 18,000 bottles of this.