‘17 Bichi No Sapiens Tecate (Baja, MX) mediterraneanbush, wild raspberry, rooibos
The oldest viticultural tradition in the Americas is in Mexico and there is a band of rebels there moving away from BIG BOLD overly extracted oaked wines. The resistance calls itself Bichi. They are located in Tecate and produce beautifully expressive natural wines from mostly head-pruned, non-irrigated, organically farmed vineyards. Nice fresh mediterranean herbs on the nose, wild raspberry, rosemary and rooibos tea. These wines are fresh and elegant. Very limited, don’t miss out!
Bichi is a natural wine project in Baja California where Maylin is from. They are located in Tecate. Noel and Jair Téllez, their mother Ana Montaño, and their team of collaborators produce beautifully expressive natural wines from mostly head-pruned, non-irrigated, organically farmed vineyards. One of the brothers is a hip restauranteur in Mexico city (MeroToro and Amaya), but he is from this region. They also employ a young rad natural wine maker from France who has been working for 10 years with old vine mission grapes in Chile.
They work with many old vineyards that are planted mission grapes: aka the grapes planted by the first Spanish missionaries in the 1500’s. The vineyard here is planted in high elevation (cold nights) with some influence from the ocean which tempers the hot climate and preserves freshness and prevents too jammy aromas.
This vineyard is old vine of an unidentified grape variety, hence the name no sapiens = we don’t know in latin. Nice fresh mediterranean herbs on nose, wild raspberry, rosemary and rooibos tea. The palate is light and acid driven with not too much extraction. It does a little bit of a tannic grip on the finish.
They work with many old vineyards that are planted mission grapes: aka the grapes planted by the first Spanish missionaries in the 1500’s. The vineyard here is planted in high elevation (cold nights) with some influence from the ocean which tempers the hot climate and preserves freshness and prevents too jammy aromas.
This vineyard is old vine of an unidentified grape variety, hence the name no sapiens = we don’t know in latin. Nice fresh mediterranean herbs on nose, wild raspberry, rosemary and rooibos tea. The palate is light and acid driven with not too much extraction. It does a little bit of a tannic grip on the finish.