Suertes del Marques El Chibirique 2017
- Region
- Spain » Canary Islands » Valle de la Orotava DO
- Type
- red still, dry
- Producer
- Vintage
- 2017
- Grapes
- Listán Negro
- Alcohol
- 13
- Volume
- 750 mL
- Cellar
- 1 bottles
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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.
Ratings
A bottle of novelties. This is my first Listán Negro and my first Valle de la Orotava DO. Complex, delicate and bright at the same time. Ash, cherry, cranberry, mushroom and some cured notes. Great acidity, firm tannin with some good mineral finish. Still has potential. Need to taste it again.