Envinate, Benje Tinto 2021
Regular price
$31.00
Sale
90% Listán Prieto, 9% Listán Blanco, 1% Tintilla
Santiago del Teide, Canary Islands, Spain
From several parcels of 70–120-year-old vines at 900- 1200m elevation farmed by Envínate and 15 local families. The grapes fermented by parcel in a mixture of concrete vats and plastic tanks. All parcels completed spontaneous malolactic fermentation. After fermentation, the wine aged for eight months in 228-litre neutral French oak barrels (65%) and concrete tank (35%) without racking. Bottled without fining or filtering and with only a tiny addition of sulfur. VEGAN
Remarkable for its young volcanic soils, high altitude, precipitous cliffsides and intense solar radiation, Santiago del Teide is perched on the northwest slope of Mt. Teide. The vines here are untrained and the area has wide fluctuations in temperature and humidity during the year, with a dramatic diurnal shift.