Debra Copeland, WSET3, CSWS

9.1

Dark red berry jam, warm spices and chocolate. Since cedar and leather round out the bouquet. Loving this wine! — a month ago

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. — 3 months ago

Galen Hasler

8.9

Beautiful — a year 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!! — 2 years ago

Paul Masson

9.1

First time trying this with some age, and while it is not much evolved, it moves towards a Pinot-like elegance, especially on day 2 — a month 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. — 4 months ago

with Charly and Laurence

Maggie Harrison

8.9

gunpowder. pithy. blend of native varietals. old vine. native yeast. short skin contact. pithy grippy finish. lemon pithe. burgundian sensibility. — 8 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.2

On the Burgundian side of life — 2 months ago

with Sarah

Benjamin Hickey

8.9

Very light, soft acid — 6 months ago

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 — 7 months ago