Jable de Tao - Malvasía Volcánica, Listán B & N, Diego (22)

Malvasía volcánica, Listán blanco, Diego & Listán negro | wijngaarden verdeeld over het eiland | stokken tussen de 50 en 200 jaar oud | 'Jable' zand en vulkanisch terroir | vergisting en rijping in 500 liter eikenhouten vaten, foudres en beton | 'een profiel van het eiland' | zacht en breed | zout | puur | klein vetje | stenig | rijk karakter

Jable de Tao

Een fantastisch nieuw project op het oudste vulkanische Canarische Eiland, Lanzarote. Een gave combinatie van lokale druivenrassen, minimale interventie, laag alcohol en jonge 'new wave' energie die wil bewijzen dat ze met respect voor de natuur en mens, authentieke producten kunnen produceren met een groot herkomst gevoel. Alle wijngaarden zijn biologisch, sommige in eigendom en sommige van lokale telers. Een naam om in de gaten te houden!

Review

The eponymous 2022 Jable de Tao aims to represent the island, using grapes from vineyards in different places and with different soils. The wine was produced with approximately 80% Malvasía, close to 20% Listán Blanco and even a little Listán Negro, all harvested early. The grapes fermented in different materials, concrete and oak, and shapes and were kept as separately as possible and blended as late as possible. This wine reached 12.5% alcohol, but they want to get even lower alcohol to avoid the exuberant nose Malvasía gets when it's very ripe. All whites go through malolactic. It has a mellow character, a little creamy, perfumed, clean and tasty with a honeyed note. They produced 11,300 bottles. It was bottled in June 2023. 92/100 Luis Gutiérrez

Jable de Tao Viñedo y Bodegas is a very recent project in Lanzarote (first vintage is 2022), a family winery with vineyards in La Geria, Tao, Tinajo and Macher, some owned, and they also purchased some grapes from local growers. All vineyards are organically farmed, but the wines are not yet certified. Winemaker is Carmelo Peña. In 2022, they produced some 15,000 bottles, and in 2023, they got a bumper crop and got 60,000 kilos of grapes! In the first vintage, 100% of the oak was new, so the wines have a certain creaminess and some aromatic impact from the oak that should diminish in future vintages. In 2022, they also produced two reds that will be in élevage for one more year. In future vintages, they might produce some more wines. No known US importer. Prices are on the high side and reflect the ambition of the project.