2022 Carmelo Pena Santana, Bien de Altura, Gran Canaria, Ikewen Grape_Touriga Franca which impart a distinct minerality

which impart a distinct minerality

with a sort of effortless

balancing a medium-bodied weight with bright acidity and the precise

profound minerality

2022 Carmelo Pena Santana, Bien de Altura, Gran Canaria, Ikewen Grape_Touriga Franca which impart a distinct mineralityThe 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. "Ikewen" (Berber for "origin") is the entry point, though it lacks nothing in complexity. A field blend of Listn Negro, Listn Prieto, and indigenous varieties from sandy, volcanic