La Cuesta Albillo Criollo D.O. Tacoronte

Spain
Canary Islands
2024

100% Albillo Criollo, destemmed. Partial skin contact (15 days) and fermented in amphorae and old French Oak barrels with indigenous yeasts. Aged for 7 months.

93 points
"The 2024 La Cuesta bottling from Loreto Pancorbo’s and Gabriel Morales’ Tierra Fundida winery is made entirely from the Albillo Criollo grape variety. The couple chooses to ferment the wine in a combination of clay amphorae and old French oak barrels. The 2024 version is beautifully complex aromatically, with the bouquet wafting from the glass in a mix of lemon, breadfruit, salty soil tones, lemongrass, a touch of beeswax and a lovely blend of clay from the amphorae and gentle vanillin oak tones. On the palate the wine is crisp, focused and full bodied, with a lovely core of fruit, excellent soil signature and grip, zesty acids and beautiful balance on the long, complex and vibrant finish. This is excellent! 2026-2040."
​John Gilman,
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SKU/Code: 
DB5892-24
Product Line: 
California Portfolio
National Portfolio
Wine
White
Varietal: 
Abillo
Farming Type: 
Organic