Anima Negra

AN 2008

Wine Description

AN is the iconic flagship wine of Anima Negra. Made primarily from indigenous Callet grapes (95%) with a touch of Mantonegre and Fogoneu. These indigenous grapes are hand-harvested from the oldest vines from many small vineyards in the sub-region of central Mallorca called "Son Negre", which translates as the ‘dark place’—ironically—because of the intense sunlight that almost bakes the soil with its intense heat. After fermentation, the wine spends seventeen months of aging in French oak followed by one year in bottle.

Tasting Notes

Opaque garnet in color with ruby reflections, this wine offers wonderfully rich and layered aromas of damson fruit, crushed blackberries, leather, violets, smoke and spice. An is as sumptuous on the palate as it is in its bouquet, with mouth-filling texture and concentration of flavors. Best enjoyed on special occasions, slow meals and with company who can appreciate just how outstanding this wine is!

Vineyard Characteristics

Production area/name of vineyard: The Son Negre vineyard
Size of vineyard (acres): 38
Soil composition: Calcareous silt with iron oxide
Training method: Gobelet
Elevation (feet): 330
Vines/acre: 39
Yield/acre (tons): .8
Exposure: Northwestern
Year vineyard planted: 1906-1986

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition: 95% Callet and 5% Mantonegre-Fogoneu
Harvest time: September-October
First vintage of this wine: 1994
Fermentation
Fermentation container: Cement tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation (days): 6-9
Fermentation temperature (°F): 79-82
Maceration technique: Pumpovers and delestage
Length of maceration (days): 20-25
Aging
Aging container: Barriques
Size of aging container: 225 L
Age of aging container: New
Cooperage: French
Length of aging before bottling: 17 months
Length of bottle aging: 1 year
Analytical Data
Alcohol: 14.0%
pH level: 3.4
Residual sugar (grams/liter): 3.4
Acidity (grams/liter): 4.9

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