spanish wines - Canarias

Margalagua is a single vineyard located between 100 and 250 metre above sea level and managed by José Angel Alonso. Its old vines are a good illustration of the history of agriculture on Tenerife - notably the complantation of diverse grape varietals on the same plot of land. The ungrafted vines are more than 100 years old (the Canary islands are free of phylloxera) and grow nearly wild. The North coast of Tenerife has a somewhat temperate climate that allows the grapes to reach a good alcool potential and preserve their acidity. The hardest challenges are the winds coming from the Atlantic or Africa, and the great fluctuations of humidity in the air.

Táganan is a village on the North-Western side of the Teide, on the island of Tenerife. The vines are quite close to the coast. This cuvée blends different terroirs from Tacoronte.

Táganan is a village on the North-Western side of the Teide, on the island of Tenerife. The vines are quite close to the coast. This cuvée blends different terroirs from Tacoronte.

Jable de Tao 2023 is a white blend of Malvasía, Diego and Listán Blanco, sourced from different plots on Lanzarote. This cuvée offers a broad expression of the young project, combining the island’s freshness with volume and depth. Alcohol: 12%.

Chupadero 2023 is a Listán wine with a fuller, rounder profile. It retains its freshness while being less taut and less distinctly mineral than the estate’s other cuvées.

Tao Blanco is a white Malvasía wine with a fresh, taut style. There is no exotic profile here, but rather a pure expression of the grape variety, focused on citrus and freshness.

Masdache is a village in La Geria region, on the Island of Lanzarote. This cuvée is a field-blend from 100-year-old vines. One of the "wildest" wines made by Puro Rofe.

The freakiest of all the Rofe cuvées. A field blend with red and white grapes. Hence its colour, habitually like a clarete, but a little lighter this year, so it qualifies for a white. A wild wine!

Mentidero is the most freaky of all Rofe wines. The wine is bottled as a field blend, in this case a mix of white and red grape varieties. This is a fine example of a Blouge wine, a contraction of blanc and rouge. That is why it is often considered a clarete. In 2020, the wine is lighter and is classified as a white wine. Wild stuff! Production of only 700 bottles.

El Mentidero "Blablabla-pack" 2x 2021 4x 2023 The freakiest of all the Rofe cuvées. A field blend with red and white grapes. A wild wine!

Pure Rofe Blanco is a blend of various terroirs all around Lanzarote. The common factor being the soils of black volcanic sand called 'rofe', locally.

Puro Rofe Tinto is a blend of different terroirs across Lanzarote. The common thread is the soil, composed of the typical black volcanic sand known as “rofe”. Sourced from very old vines (+100 years) from, among others, La Geria, Masdache and Testeyna.

Camino de la Peña 2023 is a single-vineyard white wine from Viñátigo, from Altos de Icod in northern Tenerife. It is made from Listán Blanco grown in an old vineyard at around 450 metres above sea level. The vines are traditionally trained in parral, a type of pergola, on terraces with young volcanic basalt soils. Direct exposure to the trade winds brings freshness to the vineyard.

This is a new wine for the estate, with 2017 being its first vintage. The Laderas de Teno plot is located in the El Palmar valley, in north-western Tenerife. Located at 700 m, with direct exposure to the very cool winds coming from the North Atlantic. The Teno massif is one of the first geological formations from which the island of Tenerife later emerged. The soil of this part of the island has a perfect combination of clay with volcanic rocks that allow perfect drainage. The history of the island along with the most beautiful varieties found here!

With his Viñátigo project, Jesús Méndez wants to revive the old ungrafted and disappearing grapes of the Canary islands. All cuvées are produced in very small quantities, and not every year, as the choice of varietal may change with the vintage. This Listan Blanco comes from 100+ year-old vines planted on young volcanic, well-drained soils, rich in minerals, in the North-Western part of Tenerife.

With his Viñátigo project, Jesús Méndez wants to revive the old ungrafted and disappearing grapes of the Canary islands. All cuvées are produced in very small quantities, and not every year, as the choice of varietal may change with the vintage. This Listan Blanco comes from 100+ year-old vines planted on young volcanic, well-drained soils, rich in minerals, in the North-Western part of Tenerife.