2020 Envinate Migan

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  10/11/2023 - Marmie11 wrote: 88 Points

  I agree with those disappointment because of the reduction. The sulfur aroma persisted throughout an hour decant and another hour drinking period. Otherwise, the wine was interesting with potential. Elegant mouthfeel with a purity of fruit leaning toward the sour spectrum.

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  1/6/2023 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  100% Listán Negro from two plots; the younger La Habanera at 600m above sea level (60%) and the older San Antonio at 350m above sea level (40%). The plots are vinified separately, La Habanera in whole bunches and San Antonio mostly destemmed. Both lots are foot-trodden and fermented spontaneously in large concrete vats, then aged for 11 months in old 228-liter pièces and 600-liter demi-muids. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. 12% alcohol, 3 g/l residual sugar and 5,8 g/l acidity.
  
  Youthful, translucent cherry-red color. The nose feels quite reductive, dominated by smoky volcanic tones, followed by piquant aromas of crushed peppercorns, some brambly raspberry tones, a little bit of crunchy cranberry and redcurrant, light nuances of tobacco, a hint of stony minerality and a touch of old leather. However, the overall impression is very smoky and quite reductive, even if some of the reduction blows off with air. The wine is fresh, lively and lightweight on the palate with a rather lithe body and somewhat linear yet enjoyably bright flavors of crunchy redcurrants and brambly raspberries, some smoky volcanic tones, a little bit of tobacco, light stony and slightly salty mineral nuances, a crunchy hint of crowberry and a touch of tart bog bilberry. The structure relies mostly on the high acidity as the light, supple tannins remain pretty much in the background. The finish is dry, gentle and quite acid-driven with a medium-to-moderately long aftertaste of tart cranberries and bog bilberries, some smoky notes of reduction, a little bit of stony minerality, light ferrous notes of blood, a hint of ripe raspberry and a touch of salinity.
  
  A nice, fresh and sophisticated Canary Islands red. The overall feel is a bit too reductive at first, but the wine turns out perfectly fine with enough aeration. However, the wine never loses all of its reduction, so in that sense I'm pushed to say the wine is maybe a bit too young for now. Most likely the wine will get better with age - in the expectation it loses the reduction over the years. All in all, this is a nice, light and delicate food wine. Perhaps a bit lightweight compared to the lineup of Etna Rossos that we tasted at the same time. Feels slightly pricey for the quality at 27,89€.

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  12/5/2022 - ccn wrote: 89 Points

  Very nice complexity, cool fruit. Benefited from decanting 1 hour but approachable now. Likely to improve 3-5 years. Stemmy but attractive tannins.

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  10/21/2022 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  100% Listán Negro from two plots; the younger La Habanera at 600m above sea level (60%) and the older San Antonio at 350m above sea level (40%). The plots are vinified separately, La Habanera in whole bunches and San Antonio mostly destemmed. Both lots are foot-trodden and fermented spontaneously in large concrete vats, then aged for 11 months in old 228-liter pièces and 600-liter demi-muids. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. 12% alcohol, 3 g/l residual sugar and 5,8 g/l acidity.
  
  Youthful, deep and very slightly hazy black cherry color that permits a little bit of light through. The nose feels quite heavily reductive at first with very smoky and somewhat sulfurous overall character. However, after a double-decant followed by some waiting, the nose starts to open up, revealing aromas of gravelly minerality and gunpowder smoke, some sappy dark forest berries, a little bit of crunchy redcurrant, light funky sauvage tones and a floral hint of violets. The wine feels dry, youthful and crunchy on the palate with a light body. At first the taste feels quite closed due to the reduction, but after some aeration one can pick up notes of ripe crowberries and fresh redcurrants, some brambly notes of raspberries, a little bit of gravelly minerality, light smoky notes of struck flint or burnt matches, meaty hints of game and salty, ferrous blood and a funky touch of old leather. The structure relies mostly on the rather high acidity, as the tannins come across as quite sparse and gentle, only slowly piling up on the gums. The finish is dry, slightly grippy and somewhat understated with crunchy flavors of crowberries and redcurrants, some bog bilberries, a little bit of gravelly minerality, light sanguine notes of iron, a hint of leathery funk and a touch of dried aromatic herbs.
  
  A nice, fresh and crunchy Canary Islands red. At first comes across as heavily reductive and not giving much, but opens up nicely with air, turning into an enjoyably bright and dry little food wine. However, in comparison to Envinate Táganan, which was similarly light and reductive in style, I found this Migan to be a bit more simple and linear in style, lacking the depth and flavor complexity - but perhaps packing a bit more tannic grip instead. All in all, a fun and enjoyable little red, but perhaps getting a bit pricey for the quality at 27,89€.

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  9/23/2022 - ludwigbpm wrote: 92 Points

  Beaucoup de réduction à l'ouverture, une petite odeir d'oeuf qui s'estompe avec une bonne aération (idéalement 3h!). Le fruit ressort ensuite, un peu de chocolat noir amer, c'est de vive acidité en bouche. Très singulier comme toujours, comme un Barbera du sud.

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