WHITE WINE

Vintages don't necessarily follow in chronological order here, so from the 2014 I tasted last year (which is just being released now!), we jump to the 2018 Gorvia Blanco. This plot had normal yields in 2018, as the development was quite early and the fruit setting was before the problems showed up. This is the first year that has a little Godello, as Mateo replaced the dead vines and regrafted some rows with Godello, so it has a very small percentage (perhaps 5%). This is sharp, austere, mineral and incredibly young, and it finishes with a clean, sharp and precise salty note. This follows the textural direction of the Fisterra, or the wine he bottled for Matador. This should develop in bottle for a long time. He thinks 2014 is starting to show well now, almost six years after the harvest. I think this wine can be enjoyed young, but it will improve and develop a lot in bottle. LUIS GUITIERREZ, The Wine Advocate

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This charged, fuzzy/tangy, textural white takes its name from a trellis system unique to the Canary Islands and known locally as el cordón trenzado (the braided cord). This type of trellising results in a plaited cordon with several of a single vine’s branches braided together. It’s an old-vine blend of Listán Blanco from the high altitude, north-facing vineyards of Esquilón and La Piñer, with a young vine vidueño (field blend) from La Florida, where Gual, Marmajuelo, Torrontes, Albillo Criollo, Vijariego Blanco and Verdelho populate the vineyard.

All the grapes are hand-harvested, and the wine is fermented (with a small portion left on skins) and aged in large oak ovals for nine months on lees before bottling

A 40/40/20 blend of pinot grigio, friulano and malvasia and aged in a mix of stainless steel and some smaller oak. Like flavour and aromatics in your wine? Here's one for you. The notional icon white of the estate, Fosarin gives you Friuli in a glass. The aromatic is an evocative and decadent combo of pear, cooked down apple and, more than anything, a wonderful overlay of exotic spice floats above the whole thing - think the Middle East, Iranian fairy floss, musk and rose water.

On the palate, the wine gives you all this again couched within a rich-but-not-overweight texture which instead lends gravitas to the wine. In one sense this wine gives you the impression that this wine may have too much of everything - flavour, texture and mouth aromas are intense - but in fact, the underlying acidity acts like the spear on a shish kebab holding all the decadence close to the core. Perfect food wine and having tasted many older vintages over the years, don't be afraid to keep some in the cellar, it handles ages without decay. A ripper. MICHAEL MCNAMARA

Hint of typical pink and copper in the colour. Split rockmelon, lemon pulp and raw pear, cut hay on a dewy morning and yellow flowers flow out of the glass. All this leads onto a slippery textured palate punctuated by alpine herb tinged pear pulp, lemon and an undelrying energy and persistence of mineral that pushes the flavours across the palate at a good clip. A hint of phenoltics gives the wine an edge that prepare you for the introduction of food. What pinot grigio should be and an antidote to the lakes of commercial rubbihs on the market . MICHAEL MCNAMARA 

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Limpid, yellow-gold. A highly complex, mineral-laced bouquet evokes fresh citrus and orchard fruits, chalky minerals, sweet butter and white flowers. A hint of anise emerges with air. Shows noteworthy depth and sharp delineation in the mouth, offering vibrant orange zest, pear nectar, buttered toast and succulent herb flavors that tighten up slowly on the back half. Powerful, yet graceful in character, displaying superb focus and mineral thrust on an impressively long finish that features lingering floral and orchard fruit flourishes. (Aged in a combination of stainless steel tanks and used 500-liter French oak barrels.) JOSH RAYNOLDS, Vinous.com

 

 

Even the entry-level white 2020 Candea Blanco, a regional blend of equal parts of Dona Blanca, Verdello and Treixadura fermented and kept with lees in stainless steel for one year, shows character, cleanliness, precision and freshness beyond the price point, and it transcends appellation and vintage and is offered with some time in bottle. It has only 12.5% alcohol and an expressive nose of herbs and flowers, and it is balanced, harmonious and elegant and finishes dry and long with a tasty and salty twist. A bargain. 6,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2022. LUIS GUTIERREZ, Wine Advocate