Artífice Serie Impares No. 03 2016

Borja Pérez is a key winemaker in the revitalization of wine in Tenerife. From the Orotava Valley, he is restoring old vineyards and native varieties, producing Atlantic wines under the Artífice brand that are precise and deeply linked to the volcanic landscape. He works with respectful viticulture and minimal intervention in the winery.

Serie Impares is his most unique and experimental line: very limited micro-vinifications, from unique plots or processes, conceived as almost unrepeatable editions that explore new expressions of the territory or forms of winemaking. These are extraordinary wines—in terms of production and character—conceived as almost unrepeatable pieces, where Borja freely explores new interpretations of the territory while always remaining consistent with his philosophy of authenticity and origin.

This third wine from the series (No. 03) is made from Listán Blanco from the Finca el Caramelo, at altitude, with the vines grown on high trellises, traditional training method in this area. Harvested in 2016, the grapes macerate and ferment with their skins for 40 days, after which the wine is aged for a year in a used 228-liter French oak barrel. It is not stabilized or clarified, only gently filtered before bottling.

Only 290 bottles made!