Winery: Envinate
Region: Santiago de Teide - Tenerife - DO Ycoden-Daute-Isora
Vintage: 2024
Bottle: 75 cl
Grape Varieties: Listan Negro, Negramol, Moscatel Negra, and other varieties
Type: Red wine aged in wood
Alcohol Volume: 12% vol.
Serving Temperature: 16ºC
Benje is a red wine from the Canary Islands, the project of Envinate in collaboration with wine growers in Santiago del Teide, Tenerife.
The grapes come from 8 hectares at 1000 metres of altitude, with vines ranging in age from 70 to 100 years old and planted ungrafted on volcanic soils, with some plots covered in volcanic ash.
Production:
Manual harvesting with grape selection in the vineyard. Separate vinification by different 'terroirs'. Fermented partly whole-cluster in concrete vats and open small vats with autochthonous yeasts, it matured in used 228-litre French oak barrels for 8 months.
Bottled without the addition of sulphites, unclarified and unfiltered.
Tasting Notes:
Fresh, honest aroma, juicy, light, and fruity, with floral notes and a mineral background. Fine tannins with a silky touch.
THE PROJECT
Envinate is a venture of four friends who, after studying enology together, embarked on a project that was unique to them. Currently, it has established itself as a solid and dynamic project with great recognition and prestige, both nationally and internationally, for its "terroir" wines, which are highly sought after for their excellent value for money.
Following their passion and ideals and with a lot of work and their expertise, they have proudly created a range of honest, authentic wines from distinctive areas, mainly in the area of Ribera Sacra and also the Canary Islands, always working with the local varieties – wines that speak of the terroir where they come from.
They work in a natural style, using no chemicals in any of their vineyards; all grapes are hand-harvested, and they use wild yeasts. Sulphur is added in those cases where it is needed, such as during bottling and ageing in old barrels and concrete vats.
