Bodegas El Penitente - Arautava Listan Blanco Seco 2024
Price: $26.99
| Producer | Bodegas El Penitente |
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| Country | Spain |
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| Region | Canary Islands |
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| Subregion | Valle de la Orotava |
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| Varietal | Listan Blanco |
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| Vintage | 2024 |
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| Sku | 39177 |
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Primary Scents: Dominated by flint, lemon zest, and fresh citrus fruits.
Herbal & Savory Notes: Subtle hints of fennel, rosemary, and aromatic herbs from the undergrowth.
Complexity: Reviewers also note delicate touches of lees and oatmeal, adding a creamy dimension to the mineral-heavy nose.
Body & Mouthfeel: Generally medium-bodied and "round," yet it remains vibrant and dry. Some critics highlight a "good density" and a textured, slightly creamy feel.
Acidity & Finish: It features high freshness with a low pH (2.91), leading to a vibrant, medium-length finish.
Mineral Character: Heavily influenced by Tenerife's volcanic soils, providing a distinct saline and wet stone minerality.
Wine Advocate: 92 Points
The 2024 Listán Blanco is pale, with some green tints, and young, fruit-driven and primary. This is a village white from La Orotava made with purchased grapes from local growers, from shallow rocky soils in the lieux-dits of Cruz Santa and Palo Blanco. It’s dry, serious and varietal, with character and very good freshness and depth, denoting a better and more balanced vintage. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel where it matured until bottling. It comes in at 13% alcohol, with a low pH of 2.91 and 5.3 grams of acidity, finishing vibrant and dry. 15,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2025.
