{"product_id":"bodegas-los-bermejos-listan-negro-lanzarote-2023","title":"Bodegas Los Bermejos - Listán Negro Lanzarote 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"txt\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOwned and run by winemaker Ignacio Valdera, Bermejos is on the easternmost island of Lanzarote. Only 125km from the African coast, conditions here are extreme. A volcanic explosion that lasted from 1730-1736 covered the entire island in lava and ash 3-5 meters deep. Consequently, each vine must be planted in a hole or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehoyo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that breaks through that infertile volcanic crust of petrified lava to the organic matter that can nourish it. The wind, which acts as a natural fungicide, is so ferocious that each \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehoyo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is surrounded by rock walls for protection. The flora on Lanzarote  – including the vines – cannot grow up very high; there are not enough nutrients in the soil to support sprawling greenery. Yields are miniscule (16 hL\/ha) and each berry is concentrated with flavor. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"txt\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll vineyard work is done meticulously by hand. Some of the wines are certified organic, depending on the vintage. Ignacio supplements his crop with purchased fruit from growers who share his vision of sustainable viticulture; with such low yields the winery would have to own most of the land on the island in order to produce financially sustainable quantities of wine from exclusively proprietary grapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"txt\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMultiple plots of old, prephylloxera vines planted in “hoyos” small holes with rock walls to protect them from the trade winds. Black Volcanic ash that retains the little water the island sees. Under the volcanic ash there are a variety of different soils depending on the area - clay, sand, and even limestone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"txt\"\u003eSustainable practices, grapes are hand harvested from ungrafted vines. Grapes are destemmed and fermented in large vats for 15 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"txt\"\u003ePressed and malo- lactic is completed. Aged four months in French Oak from the Allier forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-review field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\"The 2023 Listán Negro from Los Bermejos is aged for five months in French oak casks by Ignacio Valderas prior to bottling, with an eye towards making a more structured wine. The 2023 version comes in at an even thirteen percent alcohol in this vintage and delivers a youthfully complex aromatic constellation of dark berries, cassis, chicory, a fine base of black volcanic soil, just a touch of Listán Negro sweet botanicals and a topnote of cigar wrapper. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, focused and structured, with a superb core of fruit, excellent mineral drive and grip, firm, buried tannins and excellent balance on the complex and nicely precise finish. All this excellent example of Listán Negro needs is some time in the cellar to soften up its undercarriage of tannin. Fine juice. 2036-2065+. \" -John Gilman, View From the Cellar\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"txt\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Los Bermejos\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003eSpain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion: \u003c\/strong\u003eCanary Islands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Listan Negro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation: \u003c\/strong\u003eLanzarote\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage: \u003c\/strong\u003e2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003e750ml\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breakthru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46458983514248,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0349\/2239\/7832\/files\/Universal-Red-Wine-Photo_7b99f1d7-1469-4829-838b-1271a4495974.png?v=1787931987","url":"https:\/\/vinonueva.com\/products\/bodegas-los-bermejos-listan-negro-lanzarote-2023","provider":"VinoNueva Fine \u0026 Rare Wine Miami","version":"1.0","type":"link"}