Suertes del Marques “Trenzado” Blanco Valle de la Orotava 2024

Distributor Notes:

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.

SOILS: Clay, volcanic

FARMING: Organic practice

WINEMAKER: Jonatan Garca Lima

AGING: On lees in 2,000-4,500 liter fourdres and some 500 liter casks 10 months with partial malolactic conversion

YEASTS: Indigenous