APPELLATION: Tacoronte-Acentejo
BLEND: Listán Negro (50%), Negramol (48%), Listán Blanco (2%)
WINEMAKER: Roberto Santana
VINEYARD: Fruit for this new cuvée come from three parcels in the La Corujera area of Tacoronte. The vineyards are between 350 and 600 metres above sea level, all with vines that are a minimum of 100 years old- trained in pie franco. The soils are sandy clay over red basalt bedrock.
VITICULTURE: Viticulture is practicing organic, and vineyard work is done by hand.
WINEMAKING: Each parcel is vinified separately; 50% of the parcel with the lowest altitude underwent semi-carbonic maceration, while 50% was destemmed. The higher altitude parcels were fermented 75% whole bunch in concrete, and had a brief maceration. The wines were then blended and spent 8 months in old French barriques on lees. It is bottled without fining or filtration and with just a dash of sulphur.
TASTING NOTES: An intensely aromatic wine full of garrigue and herbal notes that are balanced by wild strawberry and dark cherry. On the palate it’s focused, with silky tannins and a harmony between juicy red berry fruit, lifted floral notes and a touch of seriousness.