Our love affair with the Canary Islands is as deep at the Jurassic oceanic crust on which they sit and Borja Perez is our latest exciting discovery. His wines have the same Atlantic freshness and volcanic minerality as the wines from Suertes del Marques, Puro Rofe, Envinate, and Vicki Torres and we’re thrilled to add them to our list. This blend of Listan Blanco, Marmajuelo and Albillo was aged in 2,500 litre barrels and it presents a fresh nose of tangy citrus, apricot skins and tangerine pith, which leads to a palate that balances fruit ripeness with rocks and stones and wind and rain and salt and gnarly old vines. Despite all that, it’s actually quite an elegant wine, taming the wilder elements into something texturally quite refined. 12.5% alc. Drink now-2028.

Press review:

The Wine Advocate: “It seems like the varietal mix of the 2020 Artífice Vidueños - Marmajuelo, Albillo Criollo, Gual (Boal), Listán Blanco (Palomino) and Forastera Gomera - gave it added citrus freshness and also compensated the inherent roundness of the vintage. It's less spicy and gentler, but the palate is still mineral and has a rocky/austere sensation, with a mid-palate that makes it quite approachable. Drink now-2028.” 93 points