Ca’n Verdura Viticultores is a ground-breaking garage-winery from Tomeu Llabrés, working in self-described “viticultura en miniatura”, focused on the search and recovery of historic Mallorquín vineyards and grape varieties. In 2012 he founded his micro-winery in a former auto garage at the center of the ancient village of Binissalem, located in the north-central portion of Mallorca. Through a steadfast focus on saving old vineyards and indigenous grape varieties, Tomeu has demonstrated incredible potential of the island, creating some of the Balearic region’s most ground-breaking wines.
Tomeu Llabrés is a true viticultor, practicing minimal intervention winemaking and low impact viticulture by leaving the cover crop during the cold season and encouraging biodiversity within his parcels and environment through polyculture. His wines are handmade, without additions, subtractions, or corrections. His primary objective with each cuvée is maximum respect and transparency for his terroir and culture, as well as for the customers who enjoy his wine.
Escursac is a light red variety native to Mallorca, recovered at the beginning of the 21st century after almost going extinct after phylloxera arrived in the island in the late 1800’s. Escursac is prized for its bright, floral aromatics, high acidity, and low alcohol, resulting in fresh, aromatic, light-red wines with a vibrant Mediterranean fruit profile. Escursac has incredible potential to make delicious, lower-alcohol wines, even as Mallorca contends with rising temperatures.
Vinification
After hand harvesting in small boxes, grapes are sorted by hand for quality. The wine is fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks at 20°C. 50% is fermented whole-cluster and 50% is crushed prior to fermentation with a maceration of eight days and pump overs once a day. The grapes are gently pressed once after fermentation with 55% of the juice retained. The finished wine is aged in stainless steel for four months on the fine lees. The wine is bottled without clarification or stabilization.
Region
Mallorca
Appellation
Vino de España
Village
Binissalem
Vineyard
Pedaç (0.7ha parcel)
Elevation
130m
Grapes
100% Escursac
Soil
Cal Vermell (red clay, shallow soils, no surface gravel content)
Fermentation
Fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks. 50% whole cluster, 50% crushed. Eight day maceration.
Aging
Four months in stainless steel
Farming
Practicing Organic, Regenerative Agriculture
Fining/Filtration
Unfined, lightly filtered
Vegan
Yes
ABV
11%
Pack Size
6x750mL