Aging white wine / DO Lanzarote / 100% Vijariego Blanco

  • Exhibitor: BODEGAS EL GRIFO
  • Brand name: El Grifo Diego Sobre Lías 2021
  • Sector: DO Lanzarote

PRODUCTION

The grapes were harvested in August 2021. The must started fermenting two days later after inoculating it with our own yeast. Once fermentation came to an end, it was aged on fine lees in the 500-litre French oak barrel for a year. After this initial ageing, it was bottled and aged another 12 months in the bottle.

TASTING NOTES.

Appearance: Lemon green, with light golden hues. Clear and bright.

Aroma: Medium-high intensity. Sour (grapefruit), citrus (orange peel) fruits. Flowers (chamomile and hay); balsamic (fennel) typical of this terpenic variety and complex aromas such as silex or flint (phosphorus). Reminiscent of pastry and dairy due to yeast autolysis. Smoky and toasted notes reminiscent of embers from the barrel.

Taste: Strong citrus freshness due to its natural acidity, mineral notes that are slightly salty. Lengthy, meaty, and unctuous in the mouth and a persistent finish.


The oldest winery in the Canaries and among the ten oldest in Spain. We keep some grapevines from the 19th century, which ripen on the mountainside and are hand-picked one by one. The fire, the wind and the rock create the extreme conditions from which these wines of marked character and personality are born and with which we discover the soul of a land and a climate unique in the world.