Bodegas Vinatigo, Tenerife Blanco Maipe de Taganana, 2024 SO112823_D'Angerville_21 the stone soils

the stone soils

Molinara and Oseleta 10%—captures traditional Valpolicella character

named for its west-facing slope ("coucherias"—toward the sunset)

balanced by a clean

with a Burgundian combination of finesse and substance that makes you want to drink it immediately

Bodegas Vinatigo, Tenerife Blanco Maipe de Taganana, 2024 SO112823_D'Angerville_21 the stone soilsBodegas Vinatigo is the engine of the Canary Islands wine revival, founded by Juan Jesus Mendez Siverio, a tireless champion of the islands' indigenous grapes. This white comes from Taganana, a dramatic, hard to farm corner of northern Tenerife where vines cling to coastal slopes above the Atlantic. The proximity to the ocean lends serious salinity and freshness, while the volcanic soils add a stony backbone. This is Canary white at its most site