Izadi Blanco Fermentado en Barrica 2023
11.12₣ (Exc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Switzerland
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The white 2023 Selección Blanco was produced with a blend of the six local whites—61%, Viura, 11% Maturana Blanca, 10% Tempranillo Blanco, 8% Garnacha Blanca, 5% Malvasía and 5% Turruntés—from different villages and vineyards, fermented in barrel, stainless steel and concrete and matured in 225- and 500-liter barrels for five months. Their whites never go through malolactic fermentation. The heat waves of August made them pick the grapes very early, 10 days earlier than in the already very warm and dry 2022. It's pale, serious and austere and has contained ripeness and a moderate 12.5% alcohol, keeping very good freshness and acidity. It's clean, balanced and fresh, with pristine flavors. 51,259 bottles and 150 magnums produced. It was bottled in March 2024. Part of this wine was kept with the lees in concrete for a further eight months and will be released as a new label in one or two more years.
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Alcohol
13.0%
Description
Izadi Blanco Fermentado en Barrica is an exclusive white wine made in the Rioja Alavesa area (D.O. Ca. Rioja). It is made from the native white varieties viura, malvasía, white garnacha, white tempranillo, white maturana and turruntés.
Do you want to know more about this special wine? read on!
Winemaking
This is a young white wine aged 3 months in French oak barrels from vineyards with an average age of 45 years, planted in poor clay-limestone soils.
These soils are located at 450-550 meters above sea level and it is an ideal soil for the grapes to be exquisite.
These are old vines cultivated under strict care with a limited yield, from which very small berries of excellent quality are obtained. The grapes are harvested by hand when they reach their optimum ripeness.
The Izadi Blanco grapes are destemmed and gently pressed in the winery. The must is then separated in stainless steel tanks and the rest is placed in new barrels for temperature-controlled alcoholic fermentation. Before bottling, the wine is filtered and clarified.
Taste
It is a young, fresh and aromatic white wine made from a group of old vines of white varieties of the D.O. Ca. Rioja. Its fragrance envelops you in the scent of fresh, white and citrus fruits.
In the mouth it is fresh, with a balanced acidity and a pleasant sweetness.
A sumptuous and well-structured wine
Izadi Blanco Fermentado en Barrica is produced by Bodegas Izadi in the Rioja Alavesa area (D.O. Ca. Rioja). It is a wine with the sumptuousness of a barrel fermented white wine, well structured and with the right acidity.
In the gastronomic field it combines perfectly with pasta with fish sauce, grilled seafood, seafood rice dishes, grilled and baked white fish.
And you, have you already tried this exquisite wine? Tell us what you thought!
Shipping to Switzerland
50% discount on orders over 377.20₣*Estimated transit time: 6-7 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over 377.20₣* |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | 22.77₣ | 11.39₣ (-11.39₣) |
| 7-12 | 28.20₣ | 14.10₣ (-14.10₣) |
| 13-18 | 34.80₣ | 17.40₣ (-17.40₣) |
| 19-24 | 43.76₣ | 21.88₣ (-21.88₣) |
| 25-30 | 49.04₣ | 24.52₣ (-24.52₣) |
| 31-36 | 54.69₣ | 27.35₣ (-27.35₣) |
| 37-42 | 58.47₣ | 29.23₣ (-29.23₣) |
| 43-48 | 60.35₣ | 30.18₣ (-30.18₣) |
| 49-54 | 66.01₣ | 33.01₣ (-33.01₣) |
| 55-60 | 71.67₣ | 35.83₣ (-35.83₣) |
| VAT not included | ||
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