2022 Carmelo Pena Santana, Bien de Altura 'Tidao' Tinto, Gran Canaria, Spain

Tidao comes from an own-rooted, 120-year-old (2024) single parcel on the NE side of Gran Canaria planted with 70% Listan Negro and 30% blend of the reds, Tintilla, Listan Prieto (Pais) and Vijariego, and the whites Listan Blanco and Malvasia on a moderately steep undulating slope facing southeast at 1050-1070m on volcanic scree (breccia) bedrock with clay and silt topsoil. 100% whole-bunch, 5-week natural fermentation/maceration in 500L French oak. Aged one year in 225-500L old French oak and neither fined nor filtered.