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Wine Blogger Vinography

9.1

The wine world is so incredibly vast, life’s too short to drink the same thing all the time. Let’s all drink adventurously, shall we? Here’s a great example. Ever heard of the grape Forastera Blanca? Not likely unless you’ve been to a tiny speck of an island off the Altlantic coast of North Africa, named La Gomera. The smallest of the Canary Islands, it is the homeland for this unusua grape that has been revived commercially by Mr. Agustín Farráis. These own-rooted 100-year-old vines yield a wine that smells of pear skin, sea air and dried yellow herbs. Flavors of crushed stone, sea air, citrus pith, and herbs linger with a faint struck-flint note in the finish, as if the wine, in the end wants to make sure you never forget the volcano. — 2 days ago

Austin Hohnke

9.0

Very cool wine bursting with starfruit and some tropical flavors. Clean acidity and a mineral backbone. This may be the best wine I’ve tasted from the Canary Islands. — 22 days ago

romo

9.4

As can be seen, even the wife is amazed this is not a puligny 1er. Wow. — a month ago

Pedro Garcia

9.5

On the nose it is a bouquet of Calla Lillies on a wet volcanic rock while being hit by Vientos Alisios… on the palate it is rounded balanced with a punch of sweet fruit at the beginning then change to this long Bitter almonds Mineral finish that is just magnificent… I am speechless … — 5 days ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.0

Happy Father's Day! For my celebration, I was able to cook w my daughter. Menu included massive, tomato-braised, pprk meatballs; stuffed, braised squid w potates.
This wune pours w a pale garnet/ruby color. Nose shows plenty of red fruits, cherries, a hint of cyanic pit/bitter almond, dried rose, violet and some soil tone. Easy going style, soft tannins, moderate acidity and a pleasant but brief finish.
I pulled this bottle remembering a tasting w a Canary island producer who gifted me a dries pepper/spice blend. Since the squids are stuffed w peppers, onions and braised in tomato, this seemed like an ideal match. — 2 days ago

Carlos MD

10

Peach arome in nose, bright and sweet in mouth so rich finish. — 25 days ago

Alex Jones

Marketing/Development Kunni/Westerly Wines

8.9

Love this: great salinity, tart, sour red fruit. Great alone and also with fish. — 2 days ago

Daniel Bloom

9.3

N: Roses, Strawberries, island funk, ash,
Pepper, rhubarb.
P: Bright acidity, snap, bright, dustyness,
Red fruits, candy apple, tart, silky like good pinot silky, refreshing and crunchy.
Yummm.
Thanks @ Andrea
With air, the nose really deepens and fleshes out. Strawberry bubblegum? — 19 days ago

Adam Kincaid

9.0

Wasn’t quite ready for the reduction but I should have known better. Quite crispy. Freshly crushed pepper is prominent. Briar, spice, cherry pits too.

This is the chef’s take on a staple classic. Only for those who are ready for a new experience. — 25 days ago

with Jillian

Chris MacLean

9.0

Really nice plushy persistence, especially for a medium bodied wine, and it improved with air, but there’s a touch of unpleasant raisin up front. — a month ago