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17¼/20
Puro Rofe Blanco 2018
Canary Islands, SpainThese Malvasía, Diego, Listán Blanco vines are more than 100 years old, growing in the black volcanic sands of Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands. These grapes come from the traditional hoyos (hand-dug pits up to 2m deep, with a single vine planted at the bottom) of Pedro Umpiérrez and Ascensión Robayna vineyards. The depth of the hoyos allows the vine to access moisture, as well as protect it from the alicio desert winds. After harvesting by hand, these were foot trodden in stone lagares, native fermented, and then aged for 8 months in stainless. Exceptionally salty and ringing with minerality and sea breezes, the salinity infiltrating quince, green apple and gentle herbal lees which stream along the lengthy, slender palate. A rare beauty. The newish project is a collaboration among like-minded local growers Rafael (Chicho) Mota, Vicente Torres, Ascension Robaina, and Pedro Umpiérrez, and enologist Carmelo Peña. Tasted in the UK.Tasted: 13 November 2019Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| UK | $29.00 | 750ml | UK |
