Envinate, La Santa de Ursula, 2021, 750 ml

COUNTRY: Spain

REGION: Canary Islands

SUB-REGION: Tenerife

VARIETIES: 48%Negramoll, 50%ListánNegro, 2% Listán Blanco

VINTAGE: 2021

FARMING: Organic

TERROIR: From threenorth-facingparcels of centenarian vines in the La Corujeraarea, ranging from 350-650m above sea level. The vines are planted on sandandclaysoilsover red basalt bedrock. Farming is very traditional: the only treatments used in the vines aresmallamountsof sulfur,bentonite,and silica

WINEMAKING: The three parcels were harvestedand fermentedseparately.½of grapesfrom the lowest parcelwentthrough carbonic maceration in open-top fermenters,while½were destemmedthen maceratedand fermentedin open-top fermentersfor 14 days. Grapes from the other two parcels were partially (25%) destemmed, then fermented in concrete tanks without temperaturecontrol for 18 days.The wines wereblended and rested for 8 months on their lees in 228L neutral French oak barrels, where malolactic fermentation completednaturally. Bottled unfined, unfiltered, with a small addition of sulfur.

ABV: 12%