Vidueño 2018

The 2018 Vidueño was also produced in 2017, but that vintage was sold exclusively to their Madrid distributor as El Marginal, a buyer's own brand they use to release a different unique wine every year from a different producer in their portfolio. This is a wine that is going to continue as Suertes del Marqués after the successful experience of the 2017. It's the result of vinifying all the varieties included in two experimental plots where they have over 25 different grapes from different islands, 90% red and the rest white, including Malvasía Rosada, Negramoll, Vijariego Negro, Baboso Negro, Castellana Negra, Marmajuelo, Listán Negro, Gual and Verdello. It fermented with full clusters and natural yeasts in a plastic bin without temperature control and with a 15-day maceration. It matured in used 500-liter oak barrels for 10 months. I think the varietal mix here erases the character of the grapes and seems to make the volcanic soils come through stronger. It has aromas of dry rose petal and notes of cracked peppercorns and wet pumice stone. It has a medium-bodied palate with great freshness and the tannins providing again a mineral, soil-driven texture. Only 600 bottles were filled in August 2019.- Luis Gutiérrez.