2023 Envinate Palo Blanco

98 pts
Envinate |Tenerife |Listan Blanco
A laser-cut, single-vineyard volcanic white from Tenerife — all acid, texture and mineral tension, with no gloss to hide behind.
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"If there is a poster child for the wines of the ‘New Spain’, then Envínate is a strong candidate."
- Luis Gutierrez (The Wine Advocate)

Palo Blanco is one of Envínate’s most precise expressions of volcanic white wine. Sourced from a single parcel of ungrafted Listán Blanco grown at 600m in the Valle de la Orotava, this is all about altitude, tension and minerality. Wild fermented and aged in large older foudres with no additions, no fining, and no filtration.

The nose is clean and mineral, with citrus peel, crushed rocks, a little smoke and white flowers. The palate is tightly wound — pure acid line, gentle phenolic grip, and almost no obvious fruit. It’s textured, salty and driven more by soil than variety, with a long finish that doesn’t let up.

This isn’t about charm or roundness. It’s linear, stony, and demands your attention — a proper lesson in how volcanic terroir shows itself in white wine.

98+ points - "The grapes for the 2023 Palo Blanco were harvested earlier than ever, picked even earlier than the grapes from Taganana. It was a warm year, but the wine feels more like it's from a cool climate; it has a moderate 11.5% alcohol and is volcanic and less reductive than in previous years, fine-boned and sharp, with a vibrant palate, effervescent acidity (7.1 grams and a pH of 3.05) and a dry chalkiness that gives it salinity. It's approachable but should also age in bottle." - Luis Gutiérrez (The Wine Advocate)

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    Charlie M.
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Like licking a rock

    So minerally and chalky with searing acidity. Paired well with an assortment of seafood and a hot sunny day.

Importer's Notes:

Palo Blanco comes from an old vine vineyard in the Orotava sub zone, near the town of Los Realejos. Much like everything Envinate produce, the DO stamp doesn't make an appearance on the label. The vines are all trellised using the traditional 'Trenzado' fashion: a braid of old and new shoots that have the appearance of dreadlocks.

The vines are all over 100 years old and the wine is finished in large 2,500L foudres that have been brought in from Friuli. It is the latest ripening from all their vineyards on the island. The wine has a waxy texture with crunching acidity that is almost akin to chenin blanc on the palate, but the aromatics are unmistakably Listan Blanco.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Listan Blanco
Country Spain
Region Tenerife
Reviewed By The Wine Advocate
Critic Score 98
Alcohol 11.5%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Cork

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