RP 96

2019 was a very warm year, and the 2019 Taganan Parcela Margalagua is concentrated, with more color and structure. That year, they went for more extraction and now feel they made a mistake - the wine is smokier and a bit more rustic. 2019 and 2020 were very dry years, and in 2019, they harvested a bit too late. It still has quite a lot of tannin and feels a bit aggressive with higher ripeness. It somewhat reminded me of the 2014, as it is a darker and more structured wine, with notes of iron, fresh meat and steak tartar (from the red basalt). It will be interesting to see how this wine develops in bottle. 1,800 bottles were produced and bottled in December 2020.

I had the chance to attend a private tasting of all the vintages of the top wine from Tenerife, Envinate's Taganana Parcela Margalagua, produced from 2012 to 2022. I later tasted the 2023, which is included in the yearly review of the Canary Islands and was not part of the vertical. I have followed this wine from the beginning, tasting and reporting on each vintage. This was a chance to taste all the years together with Roberto Santana and Alfonso Torrente, who were very candid about what they did, explaining what they changed and what they did each vintage, mistakes and all. It was a unique opportunity and provided a very good overview of a wine that has been growing in popularity, and in 2021 (and 2023), produced the best expression of this fabulous place in the northeast of Tenerife.