Los Bermejos - 2017 Rosado (Listan Negro) - Lanzarote, Canary Islands that the Hendrys began making

that the Hendrys began making their own wine

that give no flavors of oak to the wine and allow less exposure to oxygen than smaller barrels

the primary fermentation is done in used French oak barrels and the wine ages on the lees for a full two years

but still supply a nice balance to the wine

and a mineral finish

Los Bermejos - 2017 Rosado (Listan Negro) - Lanzarote, Canary Islands that the Hendrys began makingOwned and run by winemaker Ignacio Valdera, Bermejos is on the easternmost Canary island of Lanzarote. The conditions 80 miles from the African coast are extreme. An 18th century volcanic explosion covered the entire island in lava and ash 15 feet deep. Consequently, each vine is planted in a hole, or hoyo, that breaks through that infertile volcanic crust in order to get to the organic matter that nourishes it. The wind is so ferocious that each hoyo