Another wild and dramatic white from the volcanic island of Tenerife, which will challenge your ‘fight of flight’ reactions as your eyes widen and your nostrils flare at the sheer intensity of its aromas. Grapefruit, rocks broken open by a pickaxe, bacon fat, preserved lemons, salted nuts. It’s not dissimilar to the Trenzado from Suertes de Marques, which isn’t entirely surprising, as it’s made from the same grape (Listan Blanco) on the same island, but you could argue that there’s just a touch more ripeness of stone fruits here. An absolutely stunning wine for the price and one that everyone with a sense of adventure should try. Organic and biodynamically farmed. 12.5% alc. Drink now-2026.

Press reviews (including the previous vintage):

JancisRobinson.com: “Old vines, spontaneous fermentation in old 500-litre oak barrels, aged in old barrels. Intense, smoked-rocks and samphire-in-rock-pool nose.Blend of different sites. Smoky (volcanic?) nose. Really distinctive! Great texture and a blend of fruit and structure and freshness. Saltiness and – just – not too sour. Great for wine geeks!” 16.5 points

The Wine Advocate (on the 2019): “The 2019 Artífice Listán Blanco is produced with Palomino grapes (called Listán Blanco in the Canary Islands) from seven old vineyards. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in a 3,000-liter oak foudre and in two used 500-liter oak barrels, where it matured for 11 months. It's low in alcohol and has good freshness. There is a pungent note on the nose, common to most of the whites here, a mixture of orange blossom and cloves, floral and balsamic. Pérez works quite reductively and with plenty of gross lees. The palate has pungent flavors and a velvety texture and comes through as elegant and complex. There is a little bit of change in this wine because of the year. Drink now-2026.” 93 points