2019 Suertes del Marques Las Suertes

Suertes is located on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands at the northern end in the Valle de La Orotova. The family have been farming vines for over 40 years but Suertes del Marques began in 2006. Owner Jonatan Garcia Lima runs the property and is part of a growing breed of intensely passionate young Spanish producers capitalising on the heritage vines and the volcanic soils to speak through his eloquent, mineral driven wines. Recently he has started working with talented young winemaker Luis Seabra. The estate has some incredibly old, low-yielding vines that produces wines with freshness, balance, purity of fruit, minerality and authentic terroir character.

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The 2019 Las Suertes was previously named El Ciruelo, but it had to be renamed because a problem with the brand. Las Suertes is the name of the zone where this vineyard, a north-facing plot on very poor soils, is located. It has always produced the finest and most complex wine from Suertes del Marqués. The grapes fermented with full clusters in concrete and macerated for 23 days. It matured in used 500-liter oak barrels for 11 months. It's 12.9% alcohol with a pH of 3.55 and 5.35 grams of acidity. There is a tad more ripeness here with a Mediterranean whiff of esparto grass. It has more austere tannins. Right now, the 2020 is more approachable than this. 4,100 bottles were filled in November 2020. Drink 2022 - 2029.
95+ points
Luis Gutiérrez - Wine Advocate (Feb 2022)