Ànima Negra Quíbia

Quíbia bottle image

Wine Description

The exact recipe varies every year (of course!), but in general the wine is a blend of Premsal and Callet grapes fermented in cement vats and stainless steel tanks followed by several months of lees aging.

Anima Negra Vineyard
Anima Negra Stainless Steel Vats
Anima Negra Winemakers
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Acclaim
“A kind of blanc de noirs, the Quíbia is produced with 60% Callet (a red grape, 30% Premsal Blanc and 10% Giró Ros). It is cold fermented and aged for four months in contact with the lees in 7,000-liter stainless-steel vats. The color does not give you any hint of red grapes taking part in the blend and the nose is also redolent of white fruit, and some leesy, yeasty notes, quite clean and fruit-driven. The palate is quite succulent, with good volume and acidity, with simple, clean fruit flavors ending quite fresh. I was rather impressed.”
— Wine Advocate, Feb 2015
“This firm white offers a somewhat oxidized style, with savory notes of dried apple, ginger and blanched almond. Focused, with grapefruit acidity and a spicy finish. Premsal and Callet.”
— Wine Spectator, Nov 2015
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Son Bennassar vineyard
Vineyard size
12.5 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous Silt with Iron Oxide
Training method
Gobelet
Elevation:
330 feet
Vines/acre:
1422
Yield/acre:
2.4 tons
Exposure:
Northwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1991
Harvest time:
September - October
First vintage of this wine:
2006
Bottles produced of this wine:
30,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
2-3 days
Varietal composition:
60% Callet and 40% Premsal
Fermentation container:
Concrete Vats and Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
60 °F
Maceration technique:
Cold Soak Maceration
Type of aging container:
Cement vats
Size of aging container:
100 hL
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.3
Acidity:
6.6 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Residual sugar:
0.7 g/L