2024 Envinate Benje Blanco

"If there is a poster child for the wines of the ‘New Spain’, then Envínate is a strong candidate."
- Luis Gutierrez (The Wine Advocate)

Benje Blanco comes from old, ungrafted Listán Blanco vines grown high on the volcanic slopes of Tenerife’s Valle de la Orotava. The 2024 is fermented with wild yeasts and aged in a mix of concrete and older barrels. No fining, no filtration, no additions — just clean, confident winemaking that lets the site speak.

It’s lean and mineral-driven, with green apple, preserved lemon, white flowers and a whisper of smoke and salt from the volcanic soils. The palate’s tight and linear, but not sharp — there’s texture from time on lees, and a gentle phenolic grip that carries through the finish. It’s focused, complex, and built more around tension than fruit.

One for those who like their whites stony, savoury and a little bit uncompromising.

95 points
"It has a serious and stony palate, coming through as a very serious white well above what the price level might suggest."
- Luis Gutiérrez (The Wine Advocate)