The eponymous Ca’n Verdura Negre is a friendly, crushable entry into the range of wines from the Binissalem region of Mallorca. It is meant as a warm welcome to the unpretentious island style of Mallorcan food and wine. Ca’n Verdura is a blend of primarily indigenous varieties, with old-vine international varieties sourced from different vineyards of variable age and a diversity of soils (red clay, gravel, white clay). This fragrant, Mediterranean red is medium-bodied, with notes of wild red berries, citrus, fresh herbs, and exotic spices. It is fresh and energetic, with excellent texture. This wine is made with native yeast, low intervention and minimal sulfur at bottling. Production is necessarily very limited, as every bottle in this garage winery is sold each vintage.
Vinification
After manual harvest in small boxes, the wine is fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks at 24°C, with a maceration of 7-12 days. Roughly a third of it is then aged for five months in 500L French oak barrels, while the other two-thirds is aged in stainless steel for the same period.
Region
Mallorca
Appellation
Binissalem
Elevation
130m
Grapes
43% Mantonegro / 33% Syrah / 10% Callet / 8% Merlot / 2% Monastrell / 4% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vine Age
Vineyards planted beginning in 1958
Soil
Red clay, limestone, gravel, and white clay
Fermentation
Fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel
Aging
35% five months in 500L old French oak barrels and 65% five months in stainless steel
Farming
Practicing Organic, Regenerative Agriculture
Vegan
Yes
ABV
13%
Pack Size
6x750mL