Like the Taganan parcels, the Benje wines are also from small plots on the volcanic slopes of Tenerife, although planted at even higher altitudes. Predominantly Listan Prieto (also known as País), it’s a simultaneously fresh and complex example of volanic terruño.
Tenerife
Ycoden-Daute-Isora
95% Listan Prieto: 5% Tintilla:
Atlantic
Volcanic
Organic
1,000 metres
in concrete, 10-20 day maceration with daily punchdowns
8 months in old French barriques. Bottled unfiltered.