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Viñas Viejas El Esquilón

VARIETALS
70% Listán Negro, 30% Tintilla

NOTES
FARMING: Organic

SOIL: Volcanic rock, with a combination of clay and sandy loam

VINEYARD: The vineyards are situated on the northern side of the island in the Orotava Valley, at an altitude of 450-550 metres. The grapes are sourced from a north- facing vineyard of just 1.2 hectares, where Listan Negro comes from multiple cordon trenzado trained vines with an average age of 80 years. Tintilla has an average vine age of 20 years, and is trained in the telegraph system.

VINIFICATION: Fermentation is in open concrete tanks, with controlled temperature and manual pigeage. The wine is then aged in 500 liter French oak barrels for 14 months, before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.