RP 100

2021 was a cooler year, like 2016 and 2018, and they did longer macerations. The grapes were healthy, they got a little higher yield and it was all easy. The 2021 Taganan Parcela Margalagua is young and long, very balanced, complex and elegant, peppery, spicy and floral, with iron-like notes, raw meat and a salty twist on the finish. The wine is long and expansive. A more recent tasting showed more reduction, as the wine is going through an awkward phase. This was their finest effort to date, with a superb 2023 produced later at a similar level. 1,500 bottles were filled in July 2022.

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.