2024 Envinate Albahra

2024 Envinate AlbahraWe blinded this as "cru beaujolais but like it used be 10 years ago before the wines became too ripe" and we stand by it whole heartedly. Envnate (wine yourself) is the brainchild of four friends who met while studying winegrowing in Alicante. Their work, both in the vineyard and winery, is focused on exploring the ancient, Atlantic infused terruos of Ribeira Sacra, the Canary Islands, as well as tiny vineyard plots across the Iberian Peninsula. Their

It is a rustic

Think raspberry and peppered pomegranate thoughts

From first sip to last it is truly divine

it leans into a joyful

) Three years aged to deliciousness and set to an extra brut level makes it the ultimate crowd-pleasing and tastebud-bending revelation

A warm fire and some cheese and salumi

Their respect for the land and the labor-intensive regimen in the vineyard has resulted in this pale pink cuvée emphatically Provençale: dry

delightfully

Hundred Suns: a reference to the approximately 100-day growing season between flowering and harvest

and elegantly shot through with notes of blackcurrants and wet earth

the magician of Etna’s eastern face

with aromas of toasted almonds and a palate of pears