Ibizkus Wine

“With the sea as a backdrop and a commitment to preserving the island’s biodiversity, Ibizkus has been producing wines with native varieties, fresh and with a Mediterranean character, for a number of years.”
Carme Melia writing in Cuina Magazine

Ibizkus was founded, as Totem Wines, in 2007. In little more than a decade, they have grown to be the biggest player in the wines of Ibiza, producing a range of premium reds, rosés and white wines. They are produced from a range of grapes, including the prized local Malvasía Ibicenca (known locally as “Grec”), international favourites such as Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, fine-grain Muscat and Macabeo, and the iconic grape of Ibiza – Monastrell.

The beautiful nature and terroir of Ibiza attracts millions of tourists each year. This is also something Ibizkus is keen to reflect in each of their wines.

The focus is on dry-farmed and organic principles in all the vineyards they own. To preserve the purity of the fruits, the team adapt natural fermentation and minimal intervention in the winemaking process, only adding a touch of sulphites at the end to ensure the wine arrives on your table in perfect condition.

With the utmost respect for local winemaking traditions, the vineyards and winemaking are under the management of oenologist David Lorenzo, who joined the winery in 2010. The aim has always been one of creating the best possible wines from locally-grown grapes, many from ungrafted vines planted over 60 years ago. With the possibility of combining oak, terracotta, ceramic amphorae, cement deposits and even glass to age the wines, the tendency in the past 5 or 6 years was using oak with other materials to impart deep and rich texture to the wine without adding tannic acids present from the wood.

The red and rose from Monastrell have already garnered an acclaimed international following, but it is the Totem White that seems of particular pride to David.

Made from a blend of approximately 75% Malvasía Ibicenca and 25% aromatic Malvasía (known as “Malvasía de Sitges”) planted in Ibiza in the mid-1990s, the wine is fermented and aged in second-use, 700-liter French-oak barrels with 7 months stirring on lees. The Totem White is an elegant, creamy and expressive wine with toasty notes of white-stone fruit and citrus, with plenty of body and structure.

Ibizkus produces between 60,000 and 70,000 bottles per year across their single varietal reds (Monastrell and Syrah), rose and white wine, all under the denomination of Vino de la Tierra Ibiza. Each of these wines is opened daily at their stunning tasting room, complete with smooth tunes and local menus of Iberian classics.

If you are not planning to visit this beautiful island any time soon, buy yourself a few bottles and experience the Mediterranean terroir from a different perspective.