Final bottle from a three bottle lot purchased from the German importer in 2021. Decanted for two hours. First tasted shortly after purchase, when it was all over the place, and in April of this year it was still a difficult wine. The extra six months seem to have ironed out some of the creases, without eradicating its essential character. The nose is pretty much clean now, with attractive fruity, floral and minerally notes; the palate is well-balanced, although hardly charming, with grippy tannins; the finish is palpably chalky and dry, but it is not unpleasantly drying anymore.
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À l’ouverture, ça pue solide…. La réduction se dissippe avec un bon coup de carafe. s’ensuit un beau fruit rouge croquant, le tout melé a des herbes salés (tsé le pot de conserve de grand- maman). On ressent le bord de mer.
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Animal and meaty with sulfide on the nose. Sulfide minimized on the palate, but lacking really any fruit. Opened two hours and it was a mineral and reserved on the palate with minimal fruit. The word that keeps coming to mind is ephemeral. Medium plus bodied. Decent acid. Tannins are folded in and elegant. What it has is in spades, but the lack of fruit suggests i would drink in the shorter term if you want something with a semblance of balance.
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Second bottle from a three bottle lot purchased from the German importer in 2021. Two years minus one day since my previous note. It has simmered down considerably in the intervening time, the meaty reduction on the nose is still noticeable but not overpowering anymore, and it gives way to the ethereal fragrance of roses, cherries, berries and spicy volcanic minerality; the palate is energetic, fresh and elegant, silky and harmonious, but the dry and grippy tannins block the flow on the back palate; the finish starts quite dry and stalky, but the aromatic resonance and length are very good. There is a lot to like here, but it is not a wine without issues, I would have thought.
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Notes from day 2. N sulphur, smoke, funk, little red fruit, little floral underneath it all P red fruit, raspberries, game, mushrooms, pepper F AA in length, good tannin and acidity Overall a very nice wine that has a lot going on with emphasis on the secondary notes instead of fruit 50+5+12+16+7
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Appeared very intriguing w/ open nose full of aromas. Palate was fresh and wiry with perfect balance + structure. What surprised me was how quickly the primary aromas dissapeared and certain level of funky started to show. Not sure how this one ages.
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Au debut, tres grosse reduction qui sent la bouse. Bouquet rempli d’herbes séché, canneberge, framboise, acidité vivifiante, texture sec, longue finale. Jeune, fringant et tres primaire, Risque de se bonifier avec le temps!
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Children's Atlas of Wine: Spain's New Cult Canon (Winhall, VT): Nose is super peppery: white pepper but also fresh black pepper with shiitake mushroom and volcano smoke. Palate is a little backward at this point; not much going on, tannin-forward but hints of red fruits lurking in the background. Needs time for sure; 89 but very promising if given a few years.
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Decanted for hours, but still a wall of Sulphur, ooof. On the nose that's all you get - sulphur. Purple fruit on the palate, with charred meat and gaminess. Lots of tannin but not overly mouth drying. Apparently made from 100 yr old vines or something, on the Canary Islands . Appeals to the wine geek in me as it's really interesting to taste.
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The fourth vintage of Migan - 120 year old ungrafted Listan Negro vines trained Cordon Trenzado from the Valle de Orotrava. Partially full-cluster, 30 day maceration and fermentation in concrete, 12 months in 228 / 600 litre barrels, 12% ABV. Stylistically, the 2019 represents quite an abrupt break with the 2017 and 2018, which were both relatively gentle, elegant and Burgundian wines. Admittedly, I did taste these two previous vintages when they had a bit more bottle age, but this 2019 seems to be made of wilder stuff. First of all it is very, very smelly immediately after opening. Huge wafts of volatile sulphides fume from the glass, and decanting brought little succour. After a night in the open decanter, the sulphides have evaporated, and we are faced with a very pure and precise wine, floral and transparent, but also a wine which is very tightly structured, with lots of pepperiness from the stalks. The finish is quite hard and unyielding with a note of liquorice. This will need some time to show its best. I have two more bottles - next one in 2023. Provisional score.
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Similar to my last bottle from this producer. Funky nose with bretty notes, skunk and spices. Palate is lean and is spicy, woodsy and peppery. Reminds me of Cab Franc. Interesting wine.
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12/30/2023 - Beezc Likes this wine: 91 Points
Sulfur on the nose, light bodied wine with some funk. Not a complex wine but very unique.
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10/24/2023 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Final bottle from a three bottle lot purchased from the German importer in 2021. Decanted for two hours. First tasted shortly after purchase, when it was all over the place, and in April of this year it was still a difficult wine. The extra six months seem to have ironed out some of the creases, without eradicating its essential character. The nose is pretty much clean now, with attractive fruity, floral and minerally notes; the palate is well-balanced, although hardly charming, with grippy tannins; the finish is palpably chalky and dry, but it is not unpleasantly drying anymore.
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7/29/2023 - benjamin96 Likes this wine: 90 Points
À l’ouverture, ça pue solide…. La réduction se dissippe avec un bon coup de carafe. s’ensuit un beau fruit rouge croquant, le tout melé a des herbes salés (tsé le pot de conserve de grand- maman). On ressent le bord de mer.
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6/12/2023 - yossarian.livez wrote: 89 Points
Animal and meaty with sulfide on the nose. Sulfide minimized on the palate, but lacking really any fruit. Opened two hours and it was a mineral and reserved on the palate with minimal fruit. The word that keeps coming to mind is ephemeral. Medium plus bodied. Decent acid. Tannins are folded in and elegant. What it has is in spades, but the lack of fruit suggests i would drink in the shorter term if you want something with a semblance of balance.
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4/3/2023 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Second bottle from a three bottle lot purchased from the German importer in 2021. Two years minus one day since my previous note. It has simmered down considerably in the intervening time, the meaty reduction on the nose is still noticeable but not overpowering anymore, and it gives way to the ethereal fragrance of roses, cherries, berries and spicy volcanic minerality; the palate is energetic, fresh and elegant, silky and harmonious, but the dry and grippy tannins block the flow on the back palate; the finish starts quite dry and stalky, but the aromatic resonance and length are very good. There is a lot to like here, but it is not a wine without issues, I would have thought.
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10/25/2021 - manonthemoon wrote: 90 Points
Notes from day 2.
N sulphur, smoke, funk, little red fruit, little floral underneath it all
P red fruit, raspberries, game, mushrooms, pepper
F AA in length, good tannin and acidity
Overall a very nice wine that has a lot going on with emphasis on the secondary notes instead of fruit
50+5+12+16+7
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9/4/2021 - jellisaa wrote: 89 Points
Appeared very intriguing w/ open nose full of aromas. Palate was fresh and wiry with perfect balance + structure. What surprised me was how quickly the primary aromas dissapeared and certain level of funky started to show. Not sure how this one ages.
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8/1/2021 - benjamin96 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Au debut, tres grosse reduction qui sent la bouse. Bouquet rempli d’herbes séché, canneberge, framboise, acidité vivifiante, texture sec, longue finale. Jeune, fringant et tres primaire, Risque de se bonifier avec le temps!
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7/1/2021 - mattym19 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Children's Atlas of Wine: Spain's New Cult Canon (Winhall, VT): Nose is super peppery: white pepper but also fresh black pepper with shiitake mushroom and volcano smoke. Palate is a little backward at this point; not much going on, tannin-forward but hints of red fruits lurking in the background. Needs time for sure; 89 but very promising if given a few years.
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6/12/2021 - mye wrote:
Decanted for hours, but still a wall of Sulphur, ooof.
On the nose that's all you get - sulphur. Purple fruit on the palate, with charred meat and gaminess. Lots of tannin but not overly mouth drying. Apparently made from 100 yr old vines or something, on the Canary Islands . Appeals to the wine geek in me as it's really interesting to taste.
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4/4/2021 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
The fourth vintage of Migan - 120 year old ungrafted Listan Negro vines trained Cordon Trenzado from the Valle de Orotrava. Partially full-cluster, 30 day maceration and fermentation in concrete, 12 months in 228 / 600 litre barrels, 12% ABV. Stylistically, the 2019 represents quite an abrupt break with the 2017 and 2018, which were both relatively gentle, elegant and Burgundian wines. Admittedly, I did taste these two previous vintages when they had a bit more bottle age, but this 2019 seems to be made of wilder stuff. First of all it is very, very smelly immediately after opening. Huge wafts of volatile sulphides fume from the glass, and decanting brought little succour. After a night in the open decanter, the sulphides have evaporated, and we are faced with a very pure and precise wine, floral and transparent, but also a wine which is very tightly structured, with lots of pepperiness from the stalks. The finish is quite hard and unyielding with a note of liquorice. This will need some time to show its best. I have two more bottles - next one in 2023. Provisional score.
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3/31/2021 - T.E.D. wrote: 90 Points
Similar to my last bottle from this producer. Funky nose with bretty notes, skunk and spices. Palate is lean and is spicy, woodsy and peppery. Reminds me of Cab Franc. Interesting wine.
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3/21/2021 - R.H. Likes this wine:
spicy, smoky notes. like this wine a lot. My recollection of the '18 was of a more complete wine with greater depth.
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2/9/2021 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Smokey mezcal on the nose notes Justin. Totally mezcal on the nose. Taunt on the pallet with a touch of reaspberry fruit. Finishes hard.
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