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Bastard! Spanish Trousseau ?!?
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Bodegas Bhilar vineyards, approximately 1 km from the wall of Sierra de Cantabria.
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...oh yes, a real juicy trousseau from Bogegas Bhilar
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Following the natural Grenache wines of Luis Moya Tortosa, here's another wine in the same vein: pure juice, natural, easy to drink, a reflection of the Spanish terroir.
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This is Sasikume, by Bodegas Bhilar. An Éteréa Kripan project, Melanie's portfolio.
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Made from bastardo (the Spanish name for Trousseau), it's a wine with a high evaporation coefficient! Some might say it's quaffable, or as we say in French: "glou glou". We agree.
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Why Sasikume? It means bastard in Basque... so you get the idea.
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You might know Trousseau, one of the two emblematic red grape varieties of the Jura region (the other is Ploussard or Poulsard, depending on your spelling preference). So, are you surprised to find it in Spain? You shouldn't be.
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Bastardo was very widespread in Rioja until the phylloxera crisis at the end of the 19th century. Trousseau is mentioned in writings from the Jura region in 1732... but it was already being used in Rioja some 200 years earlier!
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Sasikume comes from an experimental Trousseau 0.5 hectares vineyard ("El Somo") trained in single Cordon de Royat, planted in 2018 at an altitude of 600 meters.
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Similar yields of 5,000 kg/ha were obtained in 2023 and 2024.
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The grapes were harvested in mid-September, and whole-clusters placed in a concrete vat where they were gently crushed to initiate natural fermentation with indigenous yeasts. When the density reached 1010 (80-90% fermented), the tank was emptied and pressed, separating the juice from the skins and allowing the remaining liquid to complete the fermentation of the last grams of sugar in concrete tanks. Malolactic fermentation followed immediately.
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After a month of aging on fine lees to develop its complexity and texture, the wine was racked and bottled in December without fining or stabilization.
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Melanie added a touch of SO2 at bottling because she felt there was too much variation between the 2023 bottles.
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For those interested in analytical chemistry, here are the results for the 2024:
12% alc./vol.
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Residual sugar: 1.4 g/L
SO2: 6 mg/L (!)
Titratable acid: 5.28 g/L
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A comment on the label...
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Melanie started keeping farm animals, including chickens, and she thought of making a chicken-goat hybrid would be a great bastard for the label! We love it.
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Finally here! Bhilar blanco 2023
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A Demeter-certified (biodynamic) wine that reflects the terroir of Rioja Alavesa.
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A blend of 80% Viura and 20% White Garnacha, the destemmed grapes fermented in contact with their skins for 15 days in concrete tanks before pressing. The wine was then aged for 12 months in a combination of 500L vats, foudres, and 225L neutral oak barrels, followed by a further 6 months of aging in concrete tanks before bottling.
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38.50$/bt (cs6)
(34.00$/bt restaurants)
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**92/100 Luis Gutiérrez (Wine Advocate)
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**92/100 Luis Gutiérrez (Wine Advocate)
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** 2022: Top 100 de 2025, Wine Spectator
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Don't forget that we have confirmed our participation in the Festival des vins de Laval on July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. We will have a larger kiosk because we will have a surprise, so stay tuned for an announcement in the next few days. It's a good idea to reserve your Thursday or Friday evening to come see us...
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We will likely have one or two events earlier in that week. More information to follow.
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...in stock, products from the Ramón Reula family, the team behind Pago Aylés:
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Aldeya Garnacha and Serendipia Cava Brut Reserva 2022 (75% Viura and 25% Chardonnay)
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- Etérea Kripan, Phinca Hapa Tinto and Blanco
- Luis Moya Tortosa: 2-3 cases of his crazy garnachas
Next arrivals in the next 2 weeks.
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Thank you for your continued support of barbuVINS.
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Life is short: Abramos las botellas, ¡copón! ...
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Serendipia Cava Brut Reserva 2022
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Tempranillo, Garnacha, Viura
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Viura, Garnacha Blanca, Malvasia
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Artaxo 2023 - 51.50$/bt (cs6) / **95/100 Wine Advocate
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El Yesal 2023 - 58.50$/bt (cs6) / **95/100 Wine Advocate
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Korteta 2023 - 39.95$/bt (cs6) / **93/100 Wine Advocate
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Ostoki 2024 - 50.95$/bt (cs6) / **94/100 Wine Advocate
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Inventory as of May 30
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All the 750mL products are available in cases of 6 bottles while magnums are available in cases of 4 bottles (unless otherwise indicated).
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To reserve products arriving soon, send us an order form with the mention "reservation". We will contact you to confirm... and when the products arrive, we will inform you before anyone else!
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The products on order can be found here [PDF].
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We also accept special orders for rare products from our producers.
Do not hesitate to contact us to know more.
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The recently updated price list of available products can be found on our website.
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Support us by telling your friends about our amazing wines. Also, we'd appreciate to receive your comments on our Facebook page or on Instagram.
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Thanks for sharing our passion.
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