2021 Carmelo Pena Santana, Gran Canaria, Bien de Altura Tidao Producer_Pierre FerrandThe work being done on Gran Canaria by Carmelo Pea Santana is reshaping the narrative of the entire Canary archipelago. His wines are born of extreme conditions: ungrafted vines (pie franco) situated at dizzying elevations of 1,100 to 1,400 meters in the San Mateo district. Tidao is a single vineyard cuvee from 110+ year old vines; a field blend from some of the highest plots. Tidao captures the tension between the searing sun and the cooling Alisios
which needs significant aging
structured tannins and a focused mid-palate density that demonstrates the capacity of this terroir to produce exceptionally precise
and precise
Madame Bize-Leroy’s hands-off approach and precise separation of the pedicel from the rachis allowed for profound extraction that remains remarkably integrated
careful extraction and restrained oak
approachable mousse
the wines are exposed to both heat and oxygen – factors you are usually protecting wine from at all costs
and long-term potential
population: 226
His savviness and experience shine in this 2016 Marrano
no acid adjustments
represents the twelfth generation of his family’s domaine located in Gevrey-Chambertin