Envinate - Benje Blanco 2024 (750ml)
Price: $34.99
| Producer | Envinate |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Tenerife |
| Varietal | Listan Blanco |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Sku | 206390 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Grown at over 1000m above sea level, on Tenerife's volcanic slopes, this Listan Blanco bursts out of the glass like an actual volcanic eruption of gun smoke, ripe orchard fruit, white peach and zingy citrus. Benje Blanco certainly shows exactly why Envinate is so prized for their volcanic white wines. A unique and delicious wine with amazing texture and abundant food pairing potential.
Envinate Description
The Benje wines are from vineyards in and around Santiago del Teide, high on the
northwestern volcanic slopes of the island of Tenerife. The viticulture is very old-
fashioned: the vines grow untrained, the soil is worked by hand, and no chemicals are
used. The island experiences a fairly temperate climate, enabling grapes to ripen at
moderate alcohol levels while retaining bright acidity. The main challenges to viticulture
are winds from the Atlantic and Africa and fluctuations in humidity.
Benje Blanco is sourced from several old-vine, untrained pie franco parcels of Listan
Blanco (aka: Palomino). Each parcel is hand-harvested and vinified separately in a mix of concrete tank
and open tubs. 75% of the fruit is pressed directly off the skins, the other 25% is skin-
macerated 14-40 days between 18-30C. The wine is then raised for 8 months in 60%
concrete and 40% old French barriques on fine lees without battonage or added SO2.
The finished wine is clarified with Bentonite, and bottled without filtration. Benje Blanco
is a high-toned white wine, showing its volcanic terruño with smoky notes wrapped
around the orchard fruit core, braced by Atlantic-infused high-elevation acidity. Pair it
with prawns, scallops, roasted pork or goat.
