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ÀN
This wine is 95 percent Callet and 5 percent a blend of Mantonegre and Fogoneu sourced from vines
between twenty-five and one hundred and five years old, half of which are pre-phylloxera. The grapes are
hand harvested from Ànima Negra’s beloved Son Negre vineyard; Less than 65 percent of the harvest is
qualified to go into ÀN, which ferments for six to nine days in cement vats before refinement for sixteen
to nineteen months in new French barriques that were custom-designed to ensure the proper maturation
for Callet. Dark ruby-red in color, with a superb bouquet of lavender, cedar, violets, and red fruit, this wine
is elegant and complex with silky tannins and a long finish.
2012:
91 WA, 90 WS |
2011:
92 WE Editor’s Choice |
2010:
93 WA, 90 WE |
2009:
92 WA |
2007:
91 WA
Son Negre
Son Negre is the pinnacle of Ànima Negra’s line. It is 95 percent Callet and a 5 percent blend of Manto
Negro and Fogoneu. The vines are over one hundred years old, sourced from the oldest part of the
winery’s Son Negre vineyard. Son Negre translates as “Dark Place,” so named because the intense
sunlight in the central part of Mallorca bakes the soil black. This heat, combined with minimal rain, results
in small, concentrated grapes. Son Negre is aged for nineteen months in new French barriques, resulting
in a dark ruby wine with aromas of violets, tobacco, black cherry, and black raspberry. Extremely rich,
layered, and long on the finish.
2010:
94 WA