Ànima Negra

ÀN

Other Red Grape or Blend

Ànima Negra

ÀN

Other Red Grape or Blend

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 textu

Food Pairing

Best enjoyed on special occasions, with slow cooked meals such as pot roast, BBQ, and hickory-smoked ribs.

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 textu

Food Pairing

Best enjoyed on special occasions, with slow cooked meals such as pot roast, BBQ, and hickory-smoked ribs.

Sustainable Practices
Biodynamic Practices
Organic Practices
Native Yeasts
Old Vines

Vineyard & Production Info

Vineyard name:
The Son Negre vineyard
Vineyard size:
38 acres
Soil composition:
Calcareous silt with iron oxide
Training method:
Gobelet
Elevation:
330 feet
Vines/acre:
2,000
Yield/acre:
0.8 tons
Exposure:
Northwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1906-1986
Harvest time:
September-October
First vintage of this wine:
1994

Winemaking & Aging

Maceration length:
20-25
Varietal composition:
95% Callet and 5% Mantonegre-Fogoneu
Fermentation container:
Cement tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
6-10 days
Fermentation temperature:
79-82 °F
Maceration technique:
Racking and Pumpovers
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
17 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
1 year

Analytical Data

pH level:
3.4
Acidity:
4.9 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Residual sugar:
3.4 g/L