Discover some of the most exciting wines in the world with our handpicked selection of six natural & low intervention wines. These wines encapsulate the very essence of artisan winemaking, with low production from proprietary vineyards where the highly skilled owner/winemakers are managing the whole process from vineyard to bottle.
Akaet Paraje - 2021
A wine that is expressive of the island of Lanzarote and its presence near to the sea. A cold maceration is undertaken for 24 hours before destemming and crushing. After a gentle press the must is racked overnight and then a temperature-controlled natural yeast fermentation is carried out. Aging consists of 11 months in concrete, oak, and chestnut barrels where malolactic fermentation also takes place. Production limited to 2,800 bottles.
The vineyards are located in Masdache, Timbaiba, Las Quemadas, La Costa, Montaña Blanca, Gaida & Bilbao, ranging from 50m to 600m above sea level. The vines themselves are aged from 25 to more than 120 years old.
The 2021 vintage was hand harvest and vinified between 20th July and 27th August. The wine was bottled early 2022 and went on sale in the late summer of '22.
Cohombrillo Ajul - 2022
100% hand harvested organic Malvasia Volcanica from a single parcel on the northern face of Montaña Tisalya. Gentle vertical pressing, spontaneous fermentation and aging for 12 months on the lees. Without filtration or clarifying, and with very little added sulphur. The front "label" is handwritten by Eamonn’s wife Laura with each bottle being individually numbered: just 663 bottles were produced in 2022.
Cohombrillo Tinasoria - 2022
A single parcel wine produced from centennial vines growing on Montaña Tinasoria. It's a 50/50 blend of Malvasia Volcanica and Listan Blanco, all harvested manually in a heroic landscape. Back at the winery, once the spontaneous, non temperature controlled fermentation has taken place the wine is aged for 10 months in French oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation is undertaken, before being bottled without filtration, clarification or addition of sulphite. The finished wine is mineral rich with a salinity and only subtle fruit, thanks in part to the blend of Listan Blanco and secondly due to the fermentation temperature being carried out at ambient temperatures.
David Fernandez Maho -2021
Maho Blanco is produced by one of Lanzarote's youngest winemakers, David Fernandez. It's 100% Malvasia Volcanica harvested manually mid-July 21, from ungrafted centennial vines, situated in Tao, 300 meters above sea level with a distinct humid microclimate and one that catches the full effects of the northerly marine currents. The entire bunch is pressed vertically in a traditional press without the addition of sulphites for 24 hours. Fermentation carried out at 25-28°C with only indigenous yeasts. Aged in stainless steel tanks on the lees for one year. Addition of sulphur prior to bottling and a further 5-month ageing. Production limited to 1,200 bottles.
Erupción Milagro de Magmasia Colección - 2022
The "Miracle of Magma and Malvasia" is a Vino de Autora by Amor Lopez founder of Bodega Erupción. Milagro de Magmasia is a dry white wine produced from 100% Malvasia Volcanica centennial vines. Manual harvest is undertaken in 15Kg boxes selecting only the highest quality fruit from the pre-phylloxera vines. Spontaneous fermentation is undertaken before 11 months of lees ageing and a mix of oxidative and reductive winemaking processes.
Erupción Luz de Obsidiana
Luz de Obsidiana, is one of Amor Lopez´s signature wines produced from 100% hand harvested Listan Negro grapes, from centennial vines planted mainly in sandy soil laden with volcanic ash in Tao; a relatively cool and humid town, which catches 100% of the northerly marine trade winds. The manual harvest is carried out in 15 Kg baskets. A carbonic maceration is then undertaken using proprietary yeasts ahead of 11 months lees again in stainless steels vats. We recommend decanting before serving.
