Tisalaya Diego 2023

Miguel Morales decided to start marketing his wines in 2017, and this dry white wine from the Diego variety is his latest vintage (2023 harvest). Vijariego, or Diego, as the Conejeros (the inhabitants of Lanzarote) call it, is a somewhat forgotten variety, left in the shadow of the famous volcanic Malvasía, but with great potential.

The vineyard of 1.45 hectares, located in the National Park of Timanfaya, with an average age of 60 years, is cultivated in the typical holes in the volcanic sand or rofe, at 250 m above sea level. Many vines are more than 100 years old. Harvest by hand (impossible to do otherwise), maceration with skins for 12 hours, manual pressing in a press, spontaneous fermentation, and subsequent ageing for 9 months on the lees in stainless steel tanks.

Production is still minuscule although this last vintage has been the most prolific with some 3,500 bottles! With its notes of ripe citrus and hints of tropical fruits as well as saline and mineral sensations on the palate, Tisalaya Diego is a wine with ageing potential and good evolution in the bottle.