Bodegas Viñatigo's Juan Jésus Méndez and his wife Elena Batista; they've worked closely with academics to study, catalog, preserve, and most importantly, vinify rare indigenous grape varieties. Over the 25 years of Juan’s tenure at Viñatigo, they’ve isolated 80+ unique varieties and begun to grow many of them.The Canary Islands’s most common grapes are Listan Blanco and Listan Negro, varieties originally from Jerez (Listan Blanco = Palomino) and Castilla La Mancha (Listen Negro = Mission, aka País), respectively. They produce stunning wines, but Juan and Elena have worked so hard to reveal the islands’ more mysterious inhabitants, and we find ourselves absolutely fascinated by them.
What importer Bowler Wine has to say about this wine...
100% Vijariego Blanco from ungrafted grapevines. Vijariego Blanco is the most acidic variety from the Canary Islands. It also adapts itself very well to different environments. The plots where this fruit comes from are in the villages of San Juan de la Rambla, La Guancha and Icod de los Vinos, in the northwest of Tenerife. Fermentation between four and six months in one to three years-old French barrels over its own lees.
Details
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Grape Variety
Other White Grape
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Vintage
2023
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Organic
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Style
Earthy , Minerally
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Sweetness
Dry
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Body
Light Bodied