with malolactic fermentation intentionally blocked to preserve the variety’s inherent tension
By using wild yeasts and aging the wine slowly in large
They’re age-worthy as you’d expect from the Loire reds
They remain fiercely committed to their father's "ultra-traditionalist" philosophy
” as Akita gets so cold and snowy during the brewing months that the kura is engulfed in the snow
2022 Envinate, Tenerife, Taganan Tinto Producer_Lucien Le Moine with malolactic fermentation intentionally blockedThe Taganan vineyards are literally wild, found in a national park in the northeastern corner of Tenerife. The vines are not trained or planted on rootstock, and have many varieties interplanted, some still unidentified. Taganan Tinto is a blend of Listan Negro, Vijariego, Malvasia Negra, Baboso, Negramoll and others with some vines up to 300 years old!