Bideona - 'Cabezadas' Blanco 2023 (750ml)
Price: $22.99
| Producer | Bideona |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Varietal | Viura, Garnacha Blanca, Malvasía Riojana, Cagazal, Jaén |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Sku | 204927 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Bideona Description
The name of this wine, ‘Cabezadas,’ refers to the old-vine, low-yielding hilltop vineyards from which it was made. Traditionally, the whites of Rioja Alavesa were planted on the cabezadas (coming from the word “cabeza” which means “head”), where the soils were most poor. This wine joins the Tempranillo de Laderas as Bideona’s other regional wine, coming from various historic plots within the Rioja Alavesa appellation. Traditionally, Rioja’s whites haven’t had the same clout as its reds, with Viura typically being added to red Rioja blends to add acidity and perfume. But some of the most interesting wines of Rioja today are white, and like this wine, include the revisiting of age-old winemaking techniques in barrel to include stainless, concrete, and extended lees aging.
