{"product_id":"2018-bichi-no-name-still-rosado","title":"2018 Bichi 'No Name Still' Rosado","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: Tecate \u0026lt; Baja California \u0026lt; Mexico\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrapes: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePais, Carignan, mystery grape(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Biodynamic farming, dry-farmed, 100 year-old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eown-rooted vines on sandy, granitic soil at 2400 foot elevation,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efermented in 450L concrete ‘tinajas’ (amphora), \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003edirect press and aged in stainless before being bottled without fining, filtration or added SO2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e; 12.5% ABV\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker: Jair Téllez and Luis-Antoine Luyt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBichi refresher, ICYMI: Jair Téllez, chef of the progressive Laja \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRestaurant in Ensenada and two cool places in Mexico City, is the guy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebehind Tecate-based Bichi, the first natural winery in Mexico. A few \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eyears ago, he left his post as chef at a Top 50 San Pellegrino \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRestaurant to resurrect old vines in Baja and make delicious, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eauthentically made wine from grapes suited to the climate, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eawesome label art (bonus!). Jair’s winemaking partner in crime is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLuis-Antoine Luyt, pioneer of natural winemaking in Chile, so of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecourse they’re working naturally: organic farming, native yeasts, rarely a few \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etiny drops of added so2 as the only additive. These are Mexican wines \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof the future!  And in our opinion, some of the best wines made in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCentral America today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere's a bit of mystery with some of the Bichi wines, like this one, where they have \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eyet to identify all of the grape variety\/s that comprise it.  They know they've got \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCarignan and País from the Rancho Camacho vineyard on the boarder with California and the San Antonio de las Miñas vineyard in the Valle de Guadalupe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.  But there's a third \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003emysterious \u0026amp; unidentified grape variety from the Sapiens vineyard.  But what is no mystery is how freaking delicious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethis deeply colored rosé is!  Gorgeously hazy coral in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eglass, and it smells like crisp red apple and crushed raspberries on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003easphalt.  It's tart and tangy and a little exotic, like pomegranate seeds and Sour Patch Kids plumped in rosewater.  In fact, we always get a little Sour Patch Kid vibe in the Bichi wines.  What's in those Mexican soils?   Pure, raw deliciousness, that's all we know.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54242526069019,"sku":"ptu1792016075108","price":20.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/3923\/0491\/files\/2018-bichi-no-name-still-rosado_1.jpg?v=1792016081","url":"https:\/\/closetrodcladwear.shop\/products\/2018-bichi-no-name-still-rosado","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}