2024 Michael Candelario Tinto Canary Islands, Spain
2024 Michael Candelario Tinto Canary Islands, Spain

2024 Michael Candelario Tinto Canary Islands, Spain

$55.00

Michael is a mere 24 years young but is a proud 4th generation grape grower on the island. Insanely high elevation vines on the north western part of the island — 1200-1400 meters!!! Roughly equal parts Negramoll, Listán Negro and Listan Prieto from centenarian vines.  Michael seems incredibly poised and driven. 

Vines are 1200-1400m and some of the parcels are very steep. Days are hot, nights are cool, the vines are above the cloud like (~900m). Fermentation in stainless, with some whole bunches. Foot Trodden. Aged in barrel for 8 months. SO2 at bottling. 

You can see the ocean from most of his vineyards, the famed Alisios trade winds bring salinity. 
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Michael Candelario's second vintage

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Michael Candelario's second vintage

With the arrival of fresh white and red from Michael Candelario, we're revisiting his work: older-than-centenarian vines grown above the cloud line in one of Europe's highest vineyards, on the most far-flung western edge of the Canary archipelago.

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