Prasanna Swaminathan

9.5

Light bodied for hot weather and spicy — 3 years ago

John Tan

9.3

Sanshugong.

12% alc. Margalagua is a charismatic parcel of the Taganan vineyard comprising 100- to 300-year-old vines on a uniquely iron-rich seam of rocky volcanic soil. This treacherously steep vineyard site is planted with a mix of mostly indigenous red grapes, such as Negramoll and Listán Negro, with a small amount of Listán Blanco. This parcel is about elegance and depth rather than power: due to the silky character of the wines, it is vinified differently with a much longer (30- to 45-day) maceration and 100% stem-inclusion, yielding a darker, bolder, richer wine.
[Vintage 2018:] “This vineyard has been vinified and bottled separately since 2012 because it has a very strong personality, not surprisingly, because it's one of the most fascinating and exceptional vineyards I've ever seen in my life. . . This is a translucent bright ruby color, and it's aromatic, floral, spicy and mineral, expressive and super fresh, because of the year and because they have new cooler vineyards. It has lots of notes of violets and lilies. The flavors are pungent, precise, clean, symmetric and very elegant, with refined tannins and a tasty, somewhat salty finish. This is the best wine they have produced to date. Truly word-class.” WA 98 (Luis Gutiérrez) — 3 years ago

Mara Klein

10

A new favorite! It’s funky and I like it! Mega rocky minerals. Pepper. Dark fruit. Eucalyptus!!! — 5 years ago

Bill Long

9.0

Very good! Whole lot going on here. — 5 years ago

Liz O'Neal

9.1

Cloudy with a medium to full body. Brighter / more crisp and lemonade’y then I would expect from something so cloudy. Very refreshing — Drifter’s Wife w Shan after oysters — 6 years ago

with Shannon

Jonathan Nauer

10

Funky blackberries, loved it with smoked lamb — 7 years ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

First tip of different Malbec style- the Burgundy bottle. I like to try all wine fromPatagonia. Medium to light. A bit in distinctive though — 7 years ago

Michael Perry

9.1

Delicate with great pepper notes — 9 years ago

Miguel de Leon

Service Director/Wine Educator Casa Mono

9.0

Wine from Gran Canaria's "badlands" -- violets, juicy juice, nice kick at the end. Can do with a slight chill below cellar and even more stellar with food from the grill. — 10 years ago

Neil Blaze

8.9

If I had rated this one the night I opened it, I would have given it a slightly lower score. At first, I caught aromas of leather and meat drippings and flavors of sundried tomatoes. A couple of nights later, the wine had opened up nicely and had more floral and spice aromas and flavors of red berries and earth. Needless to say, an interesting wine, indeed. And from the Canary Islands! Huh. 90% Listan Negro, 10% Castellana Negra. 9/1/22. — 3 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.2

Sometimes you just need a #volcanicwine. This one comes from the craggy, windswept Canary Islands of the northwest coast of Africa. Put on some Cesaria Évora and get ready for a whiff of smoky funk followed by deeply mineral flavors of plum and red berries, bitter herbs, and pulverized stone. Faint powdery tannins hang in a haze as the wine lingers with bitter licorice root and camphor wood notes in the finish. Made from old vines of Listan Negro, it’s a classical expression of the Canaries, but from a surprising source. The producers behind this brand are the Spanish cooperative CVNE and local producer Suertes de Marques who selected fruit from theor vineyards in Valle de Orotava on the island of Tenerife. 2016 Medianías Listan Negro Viñas Viejas, Valle de la Orotava, Canary Islands, Spain. ⁣ — 4 years ago

Bobby Gilbane

9.3

#partybus — 5 years ago

Misha Ko

9.1

Light medium body, very nice — 5 years ago

Mike Ancuta

9.0

Lots of bright acidity. Cranberry, tart raspberry, little sea salt. Nice tanin structure. Great bottle — 6 years ago

Mike Levin

9.1

Funky fresh — 6 years ago

Dave Montagne

8.9

At Compline in Napa — 7 years ago

Nate Miles

9.1

Thought I let this one sit too long, but after a while it came back to life. Soulful. Dark red fruits and earth. Dig it. — 8 years ago

Robert C

9.0

Great with Jazz and a Caesar salad. — 10 years ago

Joseph Dodge

9.8

Inaugural celebration 2012! — 12 years ago

Peter Basi

9.2

Great wine. Great price. Meow. Petey likey — 3 years ago

Scott C

Founder / Co-director SR Wine imports

9.0

Crisp , strawberries . Volcanic soil in the back ground . Such a surprise . It’s very good . — 4 years ago

Jürgen V.

9.1

2011 goes perfectly with meat — 4 years ago

Kat Lynn

9.9

Great Canary Islands wine, bought it at Dry Dock and drank in the Catskills with Pat and Katie. Drank with steak. — 5 years ago

OMG PEDRO

9.0

Volcano Essence. Indigenous variety from Canary Islands. Fruity, Peppery and mineral. Bold and complex. Honest and intriguing . Rare and singular... Medium weight with mid to high tannins and balanced acidity. This is a serious wine for serious drinkers. This is a trip into tradition and knowledge. Masterfully crafted in Abona. — 6 years ago

Alexei Pavlov

10

Excellent,very smooth! Everyone at the table loved it! — 6 years ago

Sierra

9.5

So drinkable and nice! — 7 years ago

Rosie Tarnowski

9.0

Drank with Len Gretchen megan and Mere at vickery. Good for mimosas — 7 years ago

Kandace Falcón

9.0

Fantastic dry sparkling cava. Excellent for mimosas. Vaimo and I love it especially with a pineapple orange juice or pomegranate juice. — 9 years ago

Andie B

9.5

Lovely & amazing — 10 years ago