Vinos Pijoan "Aniversari" Zinfandel 2023

"Aniversari" is a bold, old-vine red wine from Mexico's Valle de Guadalupe, known for its intense black/blue fruit, big power, and complex character from vines planted in 1972, often made with no added sulfur. This organic wine emphasizes fruit purity, offering rich flavors with big power, reflecting its dry-farmed, old-vine origins and minimal intervention winemaking. 

This wine showcases fruit from vines cultivated without irrigation, a practice that concentrates flavors and produces lower yields. The Bibayoff vineyard is located in Mexico's premier wine region, where the unique terroir of Valle de Guadalupe contributes to the wine's distinctive character. The dry-farming approach reflects a commitment to sustainable viticulture and allows the vines to develop deep root systems that express the site's chalky earth characteristics.

Vinos Pijoan is a small family business born in 2002 in Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California, dedicated to making authentic wines with heart and integrity. Vinos Pijoan was born from the hand of Pau Pijoan, a Mexican of Catalan origin, a veterinary researcher by profession, who embarked on an adventure that would completely change his path. Without boasting of being an oenologist, his long career as a scientist laid the foundations for a disciplined and methodical study in the art of making wine.

Vinos Pijoan’s philosophy is to create honest wines that incorporate the history of Valle’s terroir: reflecting its aridity, its morning fogs, the winds and the heat of the afternoon, followed by cold and crisp nights. Pijoan has transitioned to the next generation: Pau’s daughter Silvana. Silvana is a former classical and contemporary professional dancer in Mexico City who traded city life for the vineyard. She trained as a sommelier and received a degree in winemaking. Silvana began focusing Pijoan on low intervention winemaking and organic viticulture. Under Silvana’s leadership, Pijoan has emerged as the most consistent and precise natural wine project in Baja.