What is Biga, you ask? Biga is the number two in Basque and the name of the second wine Luberri founder Florentino Monje makes in his line, Luberri Crianza. It also happens to be one of his most popular wines, a wine of which we have yet to find anyone who is not a fan. Luberri Biga is complex and layered, fun, lively, and simply delicious-to-drink wine made from the indigenous tempranillo grape. Biga captures the spirit of the wines of Luberri: Rioja wines to drink for pure pleasure at the table. Biga is made from estate-owned tempranillo vineyards located around the town of Elciego at 520m, grown in calcareous clay soils in Rioja Alavesa.
Vinification
A first grape selection is made in the vineyard during harvest, and another in the cellar as the grapes come in. The juice is fermented in stainless steel tanks at 28°C, with a maceration of ten days. The wine is then racked into French and American oak barrels for 12 months of aging.
Region
Rioja Alavesa
Appellation
Rioja
Sites
Paso Coxera
Elevation
520m
Grapes
Tempranillo
Vine Age
Vines planted in 1989
Soil
Calcareous clay
Fermentation
Fermented in stainless steel
Aging
12 months in French and American oak barrels
Farming
Ecologic
S02
25mg/L
Vegan
Yes
ABV
14.5%
Pack Size
12x750mL