Migan Vinos Atlánticos Listan Negro

Wow. I’m on a roll with shitty bottles - bretty and volatile; worse with air. Still some red fruits lingering if it’s any consolation.

So closed that you'd need power tools to open it. Despite a hard decant, the nose was just all sulphury reduction and smoke. Very tannin-forward on the palate - astringent almost, with just hints of red fruits lurking in the background. Combined with high acidity, this was far from a joy to drink. From the previous bottle opened, it looks like an overnight slow-ox (12h) would be required to make this drinkable, and even then reduction was still present.

Fresh and crunchy. Needs serious decanting.

Love this vintage. So crunchy. Great spice. The volcanic soil leaps from glass. So much fun.

Give this time to open up or decant, as it can be very funky on the nose.

I love volcano wine 🌋

Craving satisfied

Usually love this wine. Either an off bottle or in a weird spot. Other reviews mentioned reduction that never blew off (which this also suffered from). Either needs quite a while in the bottle or a serious decant to be more enjoyable at this stage.

Lots to love about the 2019 Migan once you get past the highly reductive aromas and unripe tannins. With air, the reductive notes do meld into the peppery, floral, red-cherry bouquet, appearing as a smoky, Chinese herb-spice mix note. Saline and tart on the palate, with cherries, cranberries, and spiced meat, as well as a hint of bitterness that gives the finish a sort of stoney quality. Very mineral in short. It’s quite engrossing really, but I’d recommend not to chew in any bit when you drink this, as the tannic-forward nature can be quite distracting.

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