Region
Spain › Canary Islands › Tenerife › Valle de la Orotava › Valle de la Orotava DO
Type
red · still
Grapes
Listán Negro
Alcohol
13%
Volume
750 mL
Tasting Notes(2)
4.2
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Suertes del Marqués El Chibirique 2017 comes from a small, 0.4-hectare plot in the Orotava Valley, on the north side of Tenerife. The vines, over 80 years old and ungrafted, are trained in the traditional cordón trenzado style - a striking braiding technique unique to this region. The vineyard sits at 380 - 420 metres above sea level, on volcanic soils facing northeast, and is farmed organically.
This is 100% Listán Negro, fermented with whole bunches and native yeasts, then aged for 11 months in neutral 500-litre French oak barrels. The wine was bottled unfiltered.
El Chibirique belongs to the "Parcel" line of Suertes del Marqués - wines vinified separately from individual plots on the estate, each telling its own precise story of place, vine, and time.
