Suertes del Marqués Cruz Santa

The 2019 Cruz Santa was produced with Vijariego Negro, the same grape called Sumoll in Cataluña that tends to produce pale, light and aromatic wines. The vineyard has clay-rich soils and sits at 440 to 500 meters in altitude, with vines that were planted 20 years ago and are pruned in a cordon de Royat method rather than the traditional cordón trenzado from the Orotava. The full clusters fermented in plastic bins with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in a used 500-liter barrel for 10 months. This is only 11.5% alcohol and has a perfumed and elegant nose, pungent with herbal notes reminiscent of a Chinon, with a medium body and very good freshness. Only 650 bottles were filled in September 2020.