Six Suertes del Marqués wines to try
See Tom Cannavan's top six Suertes del Marqués wines - from an up and coming producer in Spain's Tenerife.
Suertes del Marqués with it’s ancient island vineyards and organically farmed indigenous grapes is fast becoming known as one of the most exciting wineries in Tenerife and Spain.
Located in the valley of La Orotava, on the slopes of Tenerife’s volcano El Teide, Suertes del Marqués was founded in 2006 by owner Jonatan Garçia Lima. The estate is based on a patchwork of ancient vineyards, and many of Suertes del Marqués’ plots are more than 100 years old.
The winery uses organic farming techniques and only indigenous grapes. Here Tom Cannavan picks his top six Suertes del Marqués wines to try.
Suertes del Marques, Vidonia Blanco, Valle de la Orotava, Tenerife, Spain, 2013
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From four plots, the 100% Listán Blanco comes from 130-year-old vines. Like a fine Meursault nutty yet braced by complex, flinty minerals. Rounder and more generous than the Trenzado Blanco (below), this is a limpid wine of shimmering elegance and deliciously well balanced.
2013
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Suertes del Marques, La Solana Tinto, Valle de la Orotava, Tenerife, Spain, 2012
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Maceration and fermentation in concrete tanks, then a year in barrel (10% new). It is a fruit- forward 100% Listán Negro and seems fruitier and denser than the yet-to-be-released 2013 (18pts), though without the Atlantic-influenced alertness.
2012
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Suertes del Marques, El Ciruelo Tinto, Valle de la Orotava, Tenerife, Spain, 2013
Only 2,000 bottles are made of this foot-trodden Listán Negro, fermented with its stems and aged for one year in old barrels. It has excellent...
2013
Suertes del MarquesValle de la Orotava
Suertes del Marques, Trenzado Blanco, Valle de la Orotava, Tenerife, Spain, 2013
About 90% is 100-year-old Listán Blanco, blended with Pedro Ximénez and other local varieties, 40% of which had a month of skin contact. It has...
2013
Suertes del MarquesValle de la Orotava
Suertes del Marques, Los Pasitos Tinto, Valle de la Orotava, Tenerife, Spain, 2012
Made from Baboso Negro (also known as Bastardo, which was introduced from Portugal possibly as long ago as the 15th century). Fermented in small plastic...
2012
Suertes del MarquesValle de la Orotava
Suertes del Marques, 7 Fuentes Red, Valle de la Orotava, Tenerife, Spain, 2013
80% Listán Negro with Tintilla (related to the Trousseau variety of Jura) and Listán Blanco; only 40% sees older, 500-litre barrels. Pepper and mineral clarity,...
2013
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