Ànima Negra ÀN
Wine Description
AN is the iconic flagship wine of Anima Negra. Made primarily from indigenous Callet grapes (95%) with a touch of Mantonegre and Fogoneu. These indigenous grapes are hand-harvested from the oldest vines from many small vineyards in the sub-region of central Mallorca called "Son Negre", which translates as the ‘dark place’ because of the intense sunlight that almost bakes the soil with its intense heat. After fermentation, the wine spends seventeen months of aging in French oak followed by one year in bottle. The wine is not made every year. The last vintage was 2010 and the vineyard will rest until 2017.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Son Negre vineyard
Vineyard size
38 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous Limestone
Training method
Gobelet
Elevation:
330 feet
Vines/acre:
1,818
Yield/acre:
0.8 tons
Exposure:
Northwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1906-1986
Harvest time:
September-October
First vintage of this wine:
1994
Bottles produced of this wine:
21,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
3-5; 20-25
Varietal composition:
95% Callet and 5% Mantonegre-Fogoneu
Fermentation container:
Cement vats
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
6-9 days
Fermentation temperature:
79-82 °F
Maceration technique:
Cold Soak Maceration; Racking, and Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
17 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
1 year
Total SO2
110
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.7
Acidity:
5.2 g/L
Alcohol:
13 %
Total SO2
110
Residual sugar:
1.9 g/L
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