Description
VARIETY
100% Baboso Negro from Finca Juandana. Ungrafted grapevines.
Baboso Negro is one of the near-extinct varieties from the Canary Islands we recuperated. We found it in the island of El Hierro.
Finca Juandana is in the village of La Guancha, in the northwest of Tenerife. The vineyard is next to our winery, at 400 metres above sea level.
SOIL
This plot’s soil, of volcanic origin, is one of the youn- gest soils of the island. Because of that, it’s very sandy.
WEATHER
Oceanic subtropical weather, north-facing. Medium altitude. Fresh weather with larger temperature di- fference, between 16oC and 21oC. Less influence of the ocean breeze. Average annual precipitation is 350 mm.
VARIETALES COLLECTION
VITICULTURE
We apply a sustainable viticulture, not using synthetic chemical products. Diseases are prevented with natural products. In the vineyards no herbicides are applied.
VINIFICATION
Manual harvest in late September. The grapes are trans- ported to the winery in 18Kg crates.
The winemaking process starts with the grapes cooled between-5oC to 0oC, avoiding oxidations. No sulphites are added.
Pre-fermentative maceration at 0oC and later fermen- tation-maceration at 25oC for 15 days approximately. Aged for 12 months in 1, 2 and 3 years old 225 and 300l French oak barrels.
All our wines ferment with its indigenous yeasts. No animal origin clarifying agents are used. The addition of sulphites before ageing and bottling is minimal.
Viñátigo Baboso Negro
DO: DOP Islas Canarias – Tenerife
Variety: 100% Baboso Negro
Vineyard: Finca Juandana – La Guancha
Training method: Vertically trellised
OENOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
Alcohol: 14,5% Vol.
Total Acidity: 5,3 gr tartaric/l
pH: 3,8
Residual sugar: <2 gr/l
TASTING NOTE
Appearance: High intensity. Red garnet color.
Aroma: High aromatic intensity. Outstanding floral notes, specially violets and dark chocolate.
Taste: Full bodied, well-structured and intense.
Service: 14ºC
Pairing suggestion: Red meats.
Packaging: Bordeaux bottle of 0.75l in boxes of six. Magnum bottles individually boxed. Every vintage is a limited edition and every bottle is numbered on the label. The stairway on the label is an allegory of the terracing style agriculture and our terroir. The clouds, under the Teide volcano, represent the Trade Winds that allow us to grow vines.
