Descripción

La Bastid es un blanco procedente de la zona de Labastida, en plena Rioja Alavesa, con 10 meses de crianza en barricas de gran formato. De aromas anisados, florales y de fruta blanca, es intenso, sabroso, fresco y con un ligero fino amargor.

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Tipo
Blanco
Añada
2018
Grado
13.0% vol.
Producción
8.800 botellas
Variedad
85% Viura, 15% Malvasía, Garnacha blanca
Otros formatos disponibles:
Origen
Rioja

Cata

Nariz
Anisados, hierbas de monte y fruta blanca.
Boca
Es muy sabroso, con sabores picantes, intenso, muy fresco y con un fino amargor final.
Temperatura de servicio
Entre 9 y 12ºC.
Consumo
Óptimo hasta 2023 aproximadamente si se conserva en buenas condiciones.

Viñedo y elaboración

Descripción
Viñedos situados en Labastida (Rioja Alavesa).
Suelo
De arcilla y caliza.
Vinificación
Fermentación y crianza de 10 meses en roble francés (15% nuevo). Las barricas son de 500 litros.

Opinión de los críticos

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.