2023 Envinate Vinos Atlantico Tinto "Benje", Canary Islands, SpainABOUT THIS WINE Sourced from organically farmed, ungrafted vines planted at 9001,200 meters above sea level in Santiago del Teide on the island of Tenerife, the 2023 Benje Tinto is a field blend centered around Listn Prieto (a. k. a. Mission or Pas), with small percentages of other native varieties like Listn Blanco. The soils here are ancient, deep volcanic ashblack, sandy, and rich in mineralsproducing wines of incredible freshness, texture, and

5° Brix to result in a 12

After settling overnight both free-run and press wines were racked to barrels

Javier and Luis Parra

After crush

soft and ripe

The grapes were hand-harvested and meticulously sorted before fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats

when Anne Parent replenishes her vineyards

) as a variety that has proven resilient in the face of climate change

with brown reflections that play with the light and the beautiful gold hot-stamped letters of L’Atelier du Vin

Domaine de la Fruitière farms over 40 hectares of this and produces both Muscadet Sèvre et Maine as well as Vin de Pays from grapes such as Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc

but also the purchase of the grapes on the terroir of Charrières

There is no fining but occasionally there is one light filtration done one half of the tanks