Envinate Benje Tinto
Regular price $35.00
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Grapes: Listan Prieto + Tintilla
Region: Ycoden Daute Isora, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Vintage: 2020
Viticulture: Organic
Soils: Volcanic
Yeasts: Native
Vinification: Fermented in concrete, 10-20 day maceration with daily punch downs.
Aging: 8 months in old French barriques.
Fining or Filtering: None
Notes from the Importer: Envínate (aka wine-yourself) is the brainchild of Laura Ramos, Jose Martínez, Roberto Santana and Alfonso Torrente, four friends who met while studying oenology at the University of Miguel Hernández in Alicante. They focus on exploring the ancient, Atlantic-influenced terruños of Ribeira Sacra, The Canary Islands and Almansa. Their philosophy is simple: let each parcel fully express itself through traditional farming and wine-making methods. Right now there are four different projects under the Envínate umbrella: Lousas overseen by Alfonso Torrente in Ribeira Sacra, Táganan and Benje by Roberto Santana in Tenerife, and Albahra in Almansa by Laura Ramos and José Martínez.
Like the Taganan parcels, the Benje wines are also from small plots on the volcanic slopes of Tenerife, although planted at even higher altitudes. Predominantly Listan Prieto (also known as País), it’s a simultaneously fresh and complex example of volanic terruño.