2023 Carmelo Pena Santana, Bien de Altura 'Ikewen' Tinto, Gran Canaria, Spain Maffrei The 2022 vintage was a 19669 The 2022 vintage was a tough one marked by challenging weather conditions the wines are naturally fermented in very old Mosel fuder barrels and without sulfur and the overall profile recalls some granite wines by Comando G I recently had at their cellar just a few weeks prior Ikewen comes from 7 own rooted parcels on the NE side of Gran Canaria planted forty years ago (2024) with 85% Listan Negro and 15% other native grapes on a mix of steep to extremely steep slopes with eastern exposures at 1100 1460m on volcanic bedrock and sand