Taganan Tinto, 2023

Light, salty red off ancient vines sprawling over volcanic cliffs above the Atlantic on Tenerife - closer to Pinot than to anything big and Spanish.

A light, juicy red from very old vines growing wild on volcanic cliffs just above the Atlantic, on Tenerife's northeast coast. It smells smoky and savoury, with red cherry, wild plum and a floral lift like hibiscus. It drinks fresh and bright, with soft, fine tannins and a salty edge from the sea. In weight it sits somewhere between Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir. Fifteen local families farm the vines by hand, and animals carry the grapes out at harvest.