Barrigón

In 2020, after 10 years of making Mezal in Oaxaca, Barrigón founder Xaime Niembo decided to explore the diverse soils of Mexico and create a different delicious beverage…wine! Most grapes are sourced from the organically farmed vineyards on their 14 acre estate in Querétaro with a small supplement from friends in Guanajuato that share the same farming ethos. They make only natural wines, using indigenous yeasts with nothing added, and are bottled without fining, filtering, or adding any sulfur. They call it “Sin Chingaderas” or “wine without any sh*t!”.

Without a dedicated winemaker, the Barrigón team works together to perfect these special offerings. Unfortunately for all of us, they make a very small amount of wine with just over 100 cases of each of the 7 different wines being produced every vintage. You’ll notice the lovable drawings on the labels which represents the “Barrigónes” that are part of the team that make this wine possible, all represented with “big bellies and fun attitudes”. They chose the name Barrigón because it translates to “big belly” and they firmly believe everything that ends up in there should be enjoyable and make you happy. We couldn’t agree more and these wines do just that! In their own words: “We don’t just make wine because we love it, we make it because we love to eat, we love to drink, we love to enjoy ourselves, we love to share and we are endlessly marveling at what each vintage brings to us”. 

A lemony, edgy and delicious white, an ultra-fresh crushed pineapple and stone fruited orange, and a light-bodied rosado full of ruby red grapefruit and white pepper spice are now in the shop, just in time for summer. ¡Salud! 

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