Tinto DO Tacoronte El Adelantado

Spain
Canary Islands
2024

A blend of Listán Negro, Negramoll and Castellana Negra (Tinta Cao) from the Finca el Adelantado vineyard, soils here are volcanic with a mix of clay/loam at 480m elevation. All grape varieties are vinified separately, foot trodden and fermented whole cluster in concrete. Aged in a combination of 500L, 700L and 1,000L French oak barrels for five months, blended together and transferred to concrete for further maturation. 2,900 bottles produced.

93 points
"Tierra Fundida’s Tacoronte el Adelanta bottling is made from a cépages of Listán Negro, Negramoll and Castellana Negra. The grapes are foot-trodden, fermented in cement vats with whole clusters and aged in a combination of used oak barricas and demi-muids. After their half year in casks, the three varietals are blended and finished with a further aging period in concrete tanks prior to bottling. The 2024 version comes in at a cool twelve percent octane and offers up a bright, complex and peppery bouquet of dark berries, pomegranate, pepper, tree bark, volcanic soils, a nice touch of Tenerife botanicals and a topnote of chicory. On the palate the wine is bright, tangy and full-bodied, with a lovely core of fruit, excellent soil signature, well-integrated tannins and a long, youthfully complex and beautifully balanced finish. This is an excellent bottle of young wine that only needs some time in the cellar to soften up its tannins and blossom. 2035-2070. "
​John Gilman,
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SKU/Code: 
DB4459-24
Product Line: 
California Portfolio
National Portfolio
Wine
Red
Varietal: 
Listán Negro
Farming Type: 
Organic