After a string of hard years of extreme drought for Bermejos, 2023 has turned out to be an incredible vintage for the Lanzarote pioneering winery and its marquee wine. It was an early harvest again due to the heat, but the crop was plentiful and the grapes balanced. The wine was directly pressed,...

The base wine is 100% Listán Negro from a single vintage. The grapes are very gently pressed in a pneumatic press, resulting in a very pale salmon-hued wine. Aged 15 months sur lie and made using Méthode Champenoise. Zero dosage.

A blend of 90% Listán Blanco, with 10% Albillo Criollo, added for a burst of acidity. A bit over half of the fruit is grown at 500m of altitude, with the rest grown at 250m. Hand-harvested and carried to the winery in small 15kg boxes to avoid damaging the berries. Agustín vinifies each parcel...

Listán Prieto (70%), Listán Negro (15%) and Tintilla (15%) grown on Pedro and Antonio’s poorest sites (the “badlands”). Planting these grapes, which are slowest to ripen on the poorest soils is important here; if they were planted in parcels that are too mineral rich and fertile, the plants would...