Tomeu Llabrés founded his micro-winery, Ca’n Verdura Viticultores, in 2012, in a former auto garage at the center of the ancient village of Binissalem, located in the north-central portion of Mallorca. Tomeu’s ancestral winemaking origins can be traced back at least six generations. His family cultivated Binissalem vineyards in mixed-agriculture vineyards where grapes share space with other local crops such as apricot, almond and olive trees. This type of polyculture is traditional to Mallorca and favored by Tomeu. Through his steadfast, visionary focus on the indigenous mantonegro grape, Tomeu has demonstrated that this ancient variety has incredible potential, creating some of the Balearic region’s most ground-breaking wines. And he has created a very nuanced, playful, cutting-edge project which shows his roots.