Envínate - Tenerife, Almansa & Ribeira Sacra
“Envínate is a really exciting project from Spain, focusing on making terroir-transparent wines from mainly Atlantic-influenced regions”
JAMIE GOODE - WINEANORAK.COM
OWNER
Roberto Santana (Tenerife), Alfonso Torrente (Ribeira Sacra), Laura Ramos (Murcia) and José Martínez (Almansa).
WINEMaker
Roberto Santana (Tenerife), Alfonso Torrente (Ribeira Sacra), Laura Ramos (Murcia) and José Martínez (Almansa).
region
Tenerife, Ribeira Sacra, Murcia, Almansa
Vineyard holding
Soil types
Tenerife = volcanic/basalt - Ribeira Sacra = slate - Almansa = chalk & clay - Murcia = chalk & clay
varieties
Tenerife = Listan Blanco/Prieto/Negre/Gaucho, Baboso, Negramoll, Marmajuelo & Malvasia negra - Ribeira Sacra = Mencia + field blend- Almansa = Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouset) - Murcia = Tinta Amarela (Trincadeira)
Fermentation
Tenerife = The grapes are hand-harvested, fermented 30% whole cluster with wild yeasts in open plastic tubs and concrete vats - Ribeira Sacra = The grapes were foot-trodden with 100% whole grape clusters, wild yeast fermented in open-top bins - Almansa = Fermented 50% whole cluster with wild yeasts in 4500 liter cement vats, with soft pigeage and a short maceration of 7 days. chalk & clay - Murcia = The grapes were destemmed, fermented with wild yeasts in open-top plastic tubs with foot-treading and 8 day maceration
Aging
Concrete vats, oak barrels
fARming
Organic influence
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