Winery El GrifoListán Blanco
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Listán Blanco of the Winery El Grifo is in the top 80 of wines of Lanzarote.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Details and technical informations about Winery El Grifo's Listán Blanco.
Discover the grape variety: Gros Cabernet
Colourful, structured reds with a deep purple robe, firm, tight tannins and an ample palate with preserved acidity, featuring signature aromas of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), red pepper and herbaceous notes typical of the Cabernet family. Age-worthy profile. Almost gone from commercial cultivation, preserved in varietal collections for its great genetic value. French autochthonous black variety from the South-West, parent of Carménère (crossed with Cabernet Franc).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Listán Blanco from Winery El Grifo are 2017, 0
Informations about the Winery El Grifo
The Winery El Grifo is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Lanzarote to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lanzarote
DO unique in the world on the volcanic island of Lanzarote (Canaries), vines planted in craters (arenados) dug into the black ash (picón) from the 1730-1736 eruptions. Signature endemic Malvasía Volcánica as white king: aromatic and mineral with citrus, tropical fruit, green apple, white flowers, fennel and unique iodine-saline volcanic touch. Listán Negro as firm red (blackberry, black cherry, spice, smoke). Astonishing wines, UNESCO landscape La Geria.
The wine region of Iles Canaries
Spanish vineyard archipelago spared by phylloxera, ~50 grape varieties of which 20 unique worldwide. Black volcanic soils and sub-tropical oceanic climate. Listán Negro in light, spicy red with signature notes of red cherry, wild strawberry, smoke, pepper and a volcanic mineral touch, fine tannins — an atypical style. Supple Negramoll, fresh Listán Blanco (citrus, flowers), aromatic Malvasía (candied orange, honey) historically famous.
The word of the wine: Sarment
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