Vinos Pijoan "Vino Pelon" 2024

Natural wine from Pijoan's small vineyard in Valle de La Grulla, 1.5 miles from the ocean. 25% Syrah, 25% Misión, 25% Grenache and 25% Moscato Giallo, cared for with minimal intervention. It expresses itself in several layers, beginning with a simple, fruity start, like a breakfast wine, and then rounding out to notes of maple pancakes, bacon and coffee.

Grown regeneratively with their own compost, the winemakers strive for a balanced micro-ecosystem that encourages the growth of native and wild plants. Vino Pelón is made with spontaneous fermentation, without additives or flavorings. Grapes harvested together and fermented in stainless steel with partial whole cluster and partial destemmed over top, giving the whole-cluster grapes a semi-carbonic maceration. Aged in neutral oak barrels. Bottled unfiltered and unstabilized.

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.