R. Parker (94+/100)
94/100 Puro Rofe, El Mentidero 2021
The 2021 Mentidero comes from a single vineyard in the village of Masdache, a place with a history for this wine in the past, so they decided to keep it separately. They use all the grapes, a majority of Listán Blanco, Malvasía Volcánica and Diego and even the small percentage of red Listán Negro, so the wine has a little deeper color. It's more austere than the village Masdache, a little rougher, with lovely rusticity, and the sharp character from the vintage. Despite the year, it's a little higher in alcohol, 13%, reflecting slow ripening, which also meant full development of aromas and flavors.
94+/100 Puro Rofe, El Mentidero 2023
The 2023 Mentidero is from a plot from the village of Masdache, produced like it always has been, with a vinification of all the varieties together. It has a salmon-golden color from the blend of Malvasía Volcánica, Listán Blanco, Listán Negro and Diego grapes. It's ripe at 14%, because they were waiting for Diego and the red grapes, so the wine is more powerful and round, gentle, but with the finesse of the year. As I saw in the 2023s, the wine is very clean, a little more rustic, but very Lanzarote.