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IT With just under 40 hectares, Ibizkus farms roughly half of Ibiza's vineyard area. The two owners are seasoned wine connoisseurs who originally came from the wine trade. By founding the bodega on the island, they fulfilled a dream. The many journeys of their previous chapter took them to numerous wine regions around the world and to the finest estates. These inspirations laid the foundation for their shared idea and future.
The Balearics
The Balearics, and Ibiza in particular, are hardly the first wine regions that come to mind when connoisseurs think of Spain. On Ibiza especially, wine production is extremely small. Yet Ibiza very much stands for a Mediterranean way of life. Its climate, vegetation and geology closely resemble those of the southern Spanish mainland. The Mediterranean and the constant winds have a moderating effect on the vineyards, and thus on the wine.
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More about Ibizkus (Totem Wines)
For the two of them it was clear from the start that the vineyards would be farmed biodynamically. Winemaking as a whole is very close to nature. International varieties play only a minor role. Above all you find local varieties such as Monastrell, Macabeu and Malvasia, along with a little Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Monastrell accounts for 95% of the area, a clear focus on the indigenous variety and on the old, ungrafted vines that can still be found there. Monastrell stands for a dark-fruited yet juicy and approachable style of red. After Tempranillo it is the second most popular variety in Spain, with its epicentre around Alicante.
Ibiza, in the wine and in the name
In its early years the estate was still called Totem Wines. The red was called Totem and the rosé Ibizkus, a rosé that perfectly reflects the spice and lightness of Mediterranean life: full of character and aromatic variety, and wonderfully elegant at the same time. This rosé established itself as such a strong brand that its name was moved to the fore. The link to the beloved home island is easy to read from the name.
In the cellar the estate makes use of modern technology. The single-varietal Monastrell reds are dark-fruited and fleshy, yet show finesse and elegance. Some of the vineyards are over 70 years old, and individual vines are considerably older still. The combination of old vines and sandy-loam soils translates stylistically into plenty of fruit and colour, with an equally juicy structure and pronounced acidity.
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