Bichi’s La Gorda Yoriis an orange wine produced in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. The grapes are sourced from a dry-farmed vineyard planted in the 1980s on granitic soils, which was abandoned shortly after planting and recently revived by Noel Tllez and his team. The primary grape variety is Chenin Blanc, with small amounts of Sauvignon Blanc and Moscatel blended in to balance the ripeness of the Chenin. The grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, and fermented with wild yeasts in concrete tinajas (amphoras), with three months of skin contact before pressing. The wine is raised over the winter and bottled without fining, filtration, or added sulfur dioxide, adhering to natural winemaking principles.
