History Ànima Negra
In 1994, a small group of friends were having a drink in a Majorcan bar. Among them was Pere Obrador and Miquel Àngel Cerdá (the owners of Ànima Negra).
Between two rounds of drinks, someone suggested: "Why don’t we make our own wine?"
But none of the friends had any vines. So they had to buy some. That’s what they did, starting with some blocks of old local varieties – the easiest to buy. Mostly Callet.
This grape variety was very common in the south-east of the island – 9 million litres of it were exported from the port of Felanitx in the 1870’s.
In 1919, some local producers founded a cooperative; its stately building still bears witness to this hour of glory.
Callet also contributed to the success of Ànima Negra, with two other local grapes - Mantonegro and Fogoneu.
Ànima Negra is now one of the most famous wine producers in Majorca, and they even made Callet so fashionable that other producers have started to buy Callet vines.
Meanwhile, Ànima Negra could secure quite a lot of old vines around Felanitx; they also planted new ones, ungrafted, using seeds of their best old vines.
The wines are made at Son Burguera, in a 13th century house, where wine has always been made. The house was restored in accordance with local traditions.
The Son Negre is produced only in great vintages. It is a unique wine, the quintessence of Callet. Its label is designed by a famous local artist, friend of the house Miquel Barceló.