Bodega La Araucaria arises as a continuation of the previous/old Bodega Montijo, from the middle of the last century, with a new direction, purpose, goal and philosophy.
Regarding our philosophy: maximum respect for the environment, treating crops in the most ecological way possible and with natural products such as: sulfur, bentonite, horsetail, diatoms, cinnamon, ... etc., and without the use of herbicides or other chemicals.
Regarding crops and land: given the orography and origin of our islands, the cultivation plots are small terraces open to the sea and impossible to mechanize. Located in the Valley of La Orotava, north face of the island, at altitudes between 400 and 800 meters above sea level.
The tropical climate influenced by the Trade Winds coming from the North Atlantic brings freshness and humidity to the open slopes to the North of the island, creating a great difference between them and those exposed to the South.
The vineyards, generally over a hundred years old and with a density of about 1,000 plants/Ha., are planted on clayey-stony soils of volcanic origin.
The “Cordón Trenzado de La Orotava” driving system has its origin in the need of our ancestors to take advantage of the land for other subsistence crops (cereals, potatoes, vegetables,...), parallel to that of the vine.
The work in the crops must be done manually. During the manual and selective harvest, we cut the bunches that have reached the appropriate parameters to make the type of wine that is intended.
As part of our philosophy, "greater care in the field and less intervention in the cellar", we try to have a minimal influence during the winemaking process: for this reason we carefully select which bunches are cut so that later in the cellar we have an optimal fermentation without input of cultivated or foreign yeasts and with a minimum contribution of sulphites.
La Araucaria Dry White
Grape variety: 100% White Listán
Organic, biodynamic or equivalent cultivation. Harvested by hand. Spontaneous fermentation, without contribution of yeasts. Fermented at controlled temperature. Low sulphite content.
Tasting: Visual phase: Limpid, bright color, straw yellow.
Olfactory phase: On the nose, medium intensity with fruity and herbaceous notes of fennel.
Gustatory phase: Balanced on the palate, with high acidity and apple notes.
La Araucaria Fruity White
Grape variety: 100% White Listán
Organic, biodynamic or equivalent cultivation. Harvested by hand. Spontaneous fermentation, without contribution of yeasts. Fermented at controlled temperature. Low sulphite content.
Tasting: Visual phase: Clean, bright, pale yellow.
Olfactory phase: Medium high intensity, fruity, pleasant and correct.
Gustatory phase: Balanced and correct with fruity notes of peach.
La Araucaria Rosé
Grape variety: 100% Black Listán
Organic, biodynamic or equivalent cultivation. Harvested by hand. Spontaneous fermentation, without contribution of yeasts. Fermented at controlled temperature. Total sulfite content: 18 mg/L.
Tasting: Visual phase: Clean, bright, medium layer, cherry color.
Olfactory phase: Medium intensity, pleasant and correct fruity touch.
Gustatory phase: Balanced, with good acidity and notes of red fruits.
La Araucaria Red
Grape variety: >95% Black Listán and <5% Vijariego + Castellana
Organic, biodynamic or equivalent cultivation. Harvested by hand. spontaneous fermentation. Without contribution of yeasts. Fermentation at controlled temperature.
Tasting: Visual phase: Clean, bright, medium-high layer, intense cherry reddish color with violet hues.
Olfactory phase: Medium intensity of red fruits with notes of licorice and tobacco.
Gustatory phase: In the mouth it presents a good attack with a medium and persistent journey. It presents those notes of red fruits that give it a pleasant, fruity sensation with mineral notes.
La Araucaria Red Paraje La Perdoma (Carbonic maceration)
Grape variety: 100% Black Listán
Organic, biodynamic or equivalent cultivation. Harvested by hand. Fermentation of whole bunches of grapes, spontaneously, without input of yeast and at a controlled temperature, in a CO2 atmosphere.
Tasting: Visual phase: Clean colour, cherry red with violet hues typical of a young wine.
Olfactory phase: Frank on the nose, medium intensity, with personality and maintaining the varietal notes of the Listán Negro with a balsamic background characteristic of winemaking with stems and mostly intracellular fermentation.
Gustatory phase: Silky on the palate, well balanced, with a balsamic and fresh finish.
