Táganan Blanco - Fieldblend

Listan Blanco, Albillo Criollo, Marmajuelo, Gual, and Malvasia | geselecteerd vijftien verschillende percelen gelegen tussen de 75-300 meter hoogte | oude bush vines | vergist en gerijpt op deels staaltank en neutraal eikenhout | intens wit| rijke schakeringen van amandel, zilt en floraal fruit | fijne vettigheid | spannend glas

Envinate Vinos

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Review

The white 2019 Táganan Blanco mixes grapes from different vineyards and altitudes ranging between 75 and 400 meters, from vines that are 50 to 150 years old planted on old basalt soils, mostly in the zone known as Chavarria. Since 2016 the rain in the zone has been 40% less than the normal, so yields are very low, and in 2019 the grapes ripened thoroughly, as they changed the pruning to adapt to four consecutive dry years. Still, yields were reduced by 60%, and the wine, a field blend of Listán Blanco, Marmajuelo, Gual, Forastera Gomera, Vijariego Blanco, Malvasía and Verdello, came in at 12% alcohol, with a low pH (2.98) and notable acidity (7.4 grams). The juice from the destemmed grapes fermented in 1,000-liter plastic bins with indigenous yeasts, and 85% of the wine matured in well-seasoned 600-liter oak barrels and the rest in 350-liter barriques. It has pungent aromas and flavors and a salty touch. Only 2,850 bottles (they produced 5,000 bottles in 2018) were filled in June 2020. 94/100 Luis Gutiérrez

I tasted the 2019s and 2020s from Envínate in the Canary Islands, where they produced wines from different zones in Tenerife, in the north in Taganana, La Orotava and now also in Tacoronte-Acentejo, and in the south in Santiago del Teide. Both vintages were warm and dry, but 2020 is clearly superior for the white wines. Envínate is planning to build a brand-new winery from scratch, but the project will take a couple of years, so the objective is to vinify the 2023 vintage there. In Tenerife, they produce 100,000 bottles (in 2021), but some vintages are shorter, like 2020 when they produced 85,000 bottles. Their idea is to produce a grand total of 200,000 bottles between Canary Islands, Galicia and the Mediterranean. In Santiago del Teide in the south, they had half the rain they used to get before 2017, so very low yields. 2020 was a hurried ripeness, and all the zones ripened at the same time and very early. 2019 was a more balanced year. At La Orotava, both vintages were very good, without the issue with fog. But 2020 was also warmer, with a sunstroke during the summer that could easily produce some over-ripeness. They harvested some plots earlier and avoided that. The wine from Tacoronte-Acentejo is closer to the character of the wines from Taganana. They started there with a wine in 2020 that could be within the appellation of origin, but as the winery is outside the limits of the appellation, they cannot sell the wine with the appellation of origin. In Taganana, they did a great interpretation of the 2020 vintage, even if both were very dry.