2021 Valle de la Orotava, Trenzado

Suertes del Marqués, 2021 Valle de la Orotava, Trenzado

Producer

Suertes del Marqués

Vintage

2021

Region

Spain

Appellation

Valle de la Orotava

Cuvée

Trenzado

Varietal

Listán Blanco

Farming

Natural farming

Vinification

Barrel Aged, Concrete Vat Fermented, Indigenous yeast fermented, Malolactic

Soil Type

Clay, Volcanic

95% Listán Blanco, 5% others
This bottling takes its name from the unique “braided” pruning technique used historically in the Canary Islands (see photos). Vines reach can reach the insanely old age of 150-200 years old and attain 10-25 meters in length by using this process. Produced from between 25-35 plots in the hills above La Orotava (200-700 meters elevation), this wine shows intriguing floral, citrus and mineral aromas in the nose. Delicious, bracing acidity carries through the mouth providing for a tense, persistent finish. Plump fruit make this wine both crisp and generous.