2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.05%
pH 3.57
Grape Varieties 75% Listán Negro; 23% Castellana Negra; 2% combined Vijariego Negro and Baboso Negro
Region Valle de la Orotava
Soil Volcanic soils with differing surface compositions
Harvest Dates Early September to mid-October
Sites Suertes Altas, La Florida, Chano and Diego
Fermentation Vessels Unlined concrete vats and open plastic vats
Oak Types Oak
Barrel Size 500
Production Details El Lance 2020 combines estate and local-grower parcels situated from 350 to 650 metres; vines were 20–100 years old and trained in cordón trenzado, vaso tutorado and cordón Royat systems. The wine matured for 10 months in 500-litre oak barrels and was bottled in 75 cL format. The producer reports total acidity as 5.48 but supplies neither a unit nor analytical basis, so it is not proposed as total_acidity_gl.
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Vintages
2019 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Listán Negro, Vijariego Negro, Tintilla, Baboso Negro and Malvasía Rosada
Region Valle de la Orotava
Soil Volcanic
Estate Grown Yes
Fermentation Vessels Open concrete vats
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Barrel Size 500
Production Details The importer describes hand-harvested, estate-grown and organically grown fruit from vines aged 15 to more than 100 years. It records low-sulfur vinification and aging, malolactic fermentation and maturation in 500-litre puncheons after pressing, followed by bottle aging before release; no durations are stated.
Tasting Notes Wild herbs, dark red fruit, ripe dusty tannins, garrigue, bright dark cherry, tension and poise
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Camino las suertes-cuarta (La Perdoma), 10 - 3, 38315, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Phone
+34 922 50 13 00
Owner
Jonatan Garcia Lima