Jeroen Koenen

9.2

This one has fleshed out nicely over the last 2 years, showing better balance and integration of flavors. Acidity has become more mellow. Nose of lava/asphalt/petrol and grilled lemon. Very mineral, earthy, and austere on the palate as well. Lemony, smoky and salty finish. Almost like a shot of tequila…! 🌵 🍋 🧂
Singular and special. — 4 days ago

Maggie Harrison

8.9

gunpowder. pithy. blend of native varietals. old vine. native yeast. short skin contact. pithy grippy finish. lemon pithe. burgundian sensibility. — 5 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Comida jorge baeza con winegeeks chih — 10 months ago

Joshua Mellen

9.1

So much better than it had to be. No further notes — 13 days ago

Benjamin Hickey

8.9

Very light, soft acid — 3 months ago

Dave Hoffman

9.1

80% Mencia; 20% other — 7 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.2

Brilliantly fresh, juicy & with a slight funky twinkle.
Dark crunchy fruit (cherries, damson plums) but also fresh raspberries, a pinch of dried herbs and a smoky, slightly edgy, fresh minerality. Amazing purity, esp. after breathing a bit.
On the palate this is light footed with a crunchy, juicy light btannic frame filled with fresh fruit and a a bit of crushed rock & smoked roast. Great precision & nice depth. So juicy, so fresh.
Brilliant stuff, esp. with some food (grilled veggies!). Yum!! — a year ago

Robert Torretti

9.1

Solid mencia from Ribera Sacra. Great with both the lamb and the fire roasted branzino. Light bodied but some tannin. — 2 months ago

with Charly and Laurence

Will Stanley

9.5

Macerated cherry, spice, cigar box, Mediterranean herbs, all come alive in this exceptional field blend of native varieties on Tenerife’s volcanic soils: Táganan, named for the area, from Spanish superstars Envínate. Intensely perfumed, it’s a stunning, elegant red with tremendous clarity and precision, clean and bright with great structure. The finish is long, with saturated sour cherry and a kiss of vanilla. Immaculate stuff, memorable. Decanting essential.

May 2025 — 4 months ago

Galen Hasler

8.9

Beautiful — a year ago