i. Biography
Andreu Oliver Jr is the winemaker at Can Majoral in Algaida, Mallorca, Spain, where the work has stayed close to one place and one set of vines. Since 1979, the family vineyard project has been built around recovery and replanting: keeping Mallorca’s own agricultural logic in view, and letting the region shape the wine rather than forcing the wine to travel elsewhere for its identity. Native grapes, organic practice, spontaneous fermentation, and the character of Algaida define that line of work.
The Path
The winemaking role at Can Majoral is one built on continuity. The path is less about movement than about return: to one estate, one district, and the long discipline of making local varieties legible in bottle. At Can Majoral, that continuity is not an idea on paper. It is in the vineyards, in the replanting, and in the choice to keep Mallorca’s varieties at the center.
The Work Today
At the estate in Algaida, the wines are organic and made from native grape varieties, including natural, sulfite-free, spontaneously fermented wines. The method is direct and restrained. Fermentation can proceed without added commercial yeast, sulfites may be left out, and the grapes come from varieties tied to Mallorca. The result is a style that does not blur origin; it holds it in place. In a region often read through landscape, the wines give that landscape a varietal vocabulary. The vineyards, the climate, and the estate’s long memory meet in the bottle, with technique kept in service to place. Giró Blanc sits at the center of that language. Presented as a surprise and described as a native variety in recovery, it works both as symbol and proof: a grape carrying rediscovery and production at once. It is not only a label name, but part of the project set in motion by the replanting of the family vineyards. Capgiro, a Giró Blanc from 2018, extends that recovery into a dated bottle. It belongs to the same Algaida line: native grape, organic practice, and a Mallorca expression shaped by the estate’s long focus. The sequence is plain enough: vineyard renewal, cellar expression, restoration, bottling.
Signature
Andreu's signature wines include Giró Blanc, Capgiro, Butibalausi Blanc, and Butibalausi.
Acclaim
Recognition for Oliver comes through a clear specialty rather than a broad list of roles. Native Mallorcan grape varieties, organic wines from Algaida, and the recovery of Giró Blanc define the work. The 1979 project is the base; the current winemaking role carries it forward. Between those points sits a steady line of work: protect traditional varieties, replant them in family vineyards, make wines that speak of Mallorca, and keep Algaida visible in the glass.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Andreu
What is Andreu Oliver Jr's current role?
As of 2026, Andreu Oliver Jr is winemaker.
What is Andreu Oliver Jr known for?
Native Mallorcan grape varieties and organic wines from Algaida.
