2010 Suertes del Marqués Valle de la Orotava 7 Fuentes

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  2/5/2021 - MarcEBeaudoin wrote:

  Funky, rustic nose has some barnyard and sour cherry. Light to medium body, with persistent acidity. Mature fruit, including unripened raspberries, sour cherries and fig. Hint of smoky ash(?) that I remember from other Listan Negro wines. This is STILL pretty cool.

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  10/6/2018 - pcarmich Likes this wine: 87 Points

  The nose has developed a strong black pepper component with jammy fruits. The palate is also interesting with a bit of jam black pepper again coming through and light acidity and tannins on the finish. I wouldn't wait any longer to drink it but still holds interest.

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  12/12/2017 - Shiaxonna wrote: flawed

  Did not last this many years. A shame. Very good last time I tried it. Not all wines are made for storing.

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  7/24/2016 - JimmyBubbles Likes this wine:

  Comida en La Piperna, sacado a ciegas.
  
  Evolucionado, yo le ponía en 10 años al menos.
  
  Mucha pimienta y pirazinas en la naríz. La boca es muy fina, recuerdos a un Rodano con años: pimentón al final. Muy rico e interesante para un básico.

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  2/8/2016 - Endodr Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I found this bottle several years ago at local wine store. Since I have never seen wine from the Canary Islands (and never tasted its indigenous grapes), I had to try it.
  This wine has a medium ruby color and a nose of roses, red fruit, honey, and cedar. It tastes old world with notes of olive juice and cedar wood, along with strawberries, raspberries, tart cherries and pepper. Overall, the wine is complex and medium bodied with a moderate finish.
  
  [The bottle label and producer's web site claims that this wine is produced from a combination 100 year old vines, medium aged vines, and young vines. Approximately 90% is Listan Negro and 10% is Tintilla. These grapes are grown on clay loam volcanic soil from the slopes of the very active volcano, Teide, at altitudes from 400 to 650 meters. The name of this wine comes from seven vineyards in the DO of Valle de la Orotava, where they source their grapes. Each component is fermented separately in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks before blending. Approximately 90% of the blend is aged for 12 months in small concrete tanks and the remaining 10% is aged for 12 months in 500 liter French Oak casks.]

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