{"product_id":"2019-pablo-matallana-vinicola-taro-tinto-lanzarote-canary-islands-spain","title":"2019 Pablo Matallana Vinícola Taro Tinto  Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1075\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"1075\"\u003eA lifted, volcanic island red with wild berries, smoke, herbs, and the kind of freshness that makes you rethink what red wine can be.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1fq20f3\" data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1097\"\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1201\"\u003eThis is the bottle for the person who says,\u003cbr data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1144\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1201\"\u003e“I want red wine… but I don’t want it to feel heavy.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1591\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1249\"\u003ePablo Matallana’s 2019 Vinícola Taro Tinto\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of those wines that feels impossible until it’s in your glass. Red wine from \u003cstrong data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1347\"\u003eLanzarote\u003c\/strong\u003e — a stark, windblown volcanic island where vines grow in crater-like \u003cstrong data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1426\"\u003ehoyos\u003c\/strong\u003e dug into black ash and protected by low stone walls — sounds like a story. And then you taste it, and it tastes even more improbable: bright, smoky, mineral, alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1802\"\u003eMade from \u003cstrong data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1628\"\u003eold-vine Listán Negro\u003c\/strong\u003e with a small amount of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"1680\"\u003eco-planted Listán Blanco\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is a red that gives you \u003cstrong data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1769\"\u003ered cherry, cranberry, herbs, smoke, and volcanic grit\u003c\/strong\u003e with an almost weightless frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"1889\"\u003eNot a big red.\u003cbr data-start=\"1818\" data-end=\"1821\"\u003eNot a soft red.\u003cbr data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1839\"\u003eA red with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1850\" data-end=\"1888\"\u003elift, tension, and a point of view\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"1894\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"hbe7yv\" data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"1915\"\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"2045\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1933\"\u003eIn the glass:\u003c\/strong\u003e Transparent ruby with a vivid, energetic glow — the kind of color that signals freshness before you even swirl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2047\" data-end=\"2380\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2047\" data-end=\"2063\"\u003eOn the nose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barely-ripe red cherry, cranberry, smoky earth, scrubby herbs, and a volcanic mineral note that feels more like warm stone than fruit gloss. CellarTracker notes on the 2019 specifically call out a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2294\"\u003evolcanic and very savory nose\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2301\" data-end=\"2329\"\u003ered cherry and cranberry\u003c\/strong\u003e at the core. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2382\" data-end=\"2655\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2382\" data-end=\"2400\"\u003eOn the palate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tart red berries, a little blood orange lift, smoky minerality, and a dry herbal edge. It’s light-bodied, but not simple — there’s texture from lees aging and a distinct sense of tension throughout. The wine finishes savory, lifted, and quietly haunting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"2870\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"2671\"\u003eStructure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light-bodied with fresh acidity, fine tannin, and a mineral backbone that keeps everything taut. This is the kind of red that gets \u003cem data-start=\"2803\" data-end=\"2821\"\u003emore interesting\u003c\/em\u003e with air — and can absolutely take a soft chill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2872\" data-end=\"2875\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"63z75o\" data-start=\"2877\" data-end=\"2892\"\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2893\" data-end=\"3371\"\u003ePablo Matallana’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"2911\" data-end=\"2934\"\u003eVinícola Taro Tinto\u003c\/strong\u003e is made from \u003cstrong data-start=\"2948\" data-end=\"3021\"\u003eold-vine Listán Negro with a small amount of co-planted Listán Blanco\u003c\/strong\u003e, sourced from a vineyard called \u003cstrong data-start=\"3054\" data-end=\"3069\"\u003e“Chibusque”\u003c\/strong\u003e in central \u003cstrong data-start=\"3081\" data-end=\"3094\"\u003eLanzarote\u003c\/strong\u003e. The vines are planted in the island’s iconic \u003cstrong data-start=\"3141\" data-end=\"3150\"\u003ehoyos\u003c\/strong\u003e — hand-dug, crater-like depressions in volcanic ash designed to protect the vines from the relentless Atlantic winds and preserve moisture in one of the driest wine regions on earth. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3373\" data-end=\"3742\"\u003eFor the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3381\" data-end=\"3397\"\u003e2019 vintage\u003c\/strong\u003e, the grapes were \u003cstrong data-start=\"3415\" data-end=\"3447\"\u003ehand-harvested in mid-August\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3449\" data-end=\"3462\"\u003edestemmed\u003c\/strong\u003e, and saw about \u003cstrong data-start=\"3478\" data-end=\"3507\"\u003e3 days of skin maceration\u003c\/strong\u003e before being pressed into \u003cstrong data-start=\"3534\" data-end=\"3553\"\u003estainless steel\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-start=\"3558\" data-end=\"3587\"\u003enative yeast fermentation\u003c\/strong\u003e. The wine then aged \u003cstrong data-start=\"3608\" data-end=\"3634\"\u003e11 months on fine lees\u003c\/strong\u003e, and was bottled the following July \u003cstrong data-start=\"3671\" data-end=\"3703\"\u003ewithout fining or filtration\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3744\" data-end=\"3868\"\u003eThat matters, because this wine doesn’t feel “made” in the polished modern sense.\u003cbr data-start=\"3825\" data-end=\"3828\"\u003eIt feels \u003cstrong data-start=\"3837\" data-end=\"3867\"\u003edrawn out of the landscape\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3870\" data-end=\"3904\"\u003eThis is a red for people who love:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3905\" data-end=\"4012\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j466uu\" data-start=\"3905\" data-end=\"3911\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3907\" data-end=\"3911\"\u003eEtna\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"g0r5ds\" data-start=\"3912\" data-end=\"3928\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3914\" data-end=\"3928\"\u003eCanary Islands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"b49r0o\" data-start=\"3929\" data-end=\"3940\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3931\" data-end=\"3940\"\u003eold vines\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12k4bi0\" data-start=\"3941\" data-end=\"3951\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3943\" data-end=\"3951\"\u003esalt air\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1smswa8\" data-start=\"3952\" data-end=\"4012\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3954\" data-end=\"4012\"\u003ereds that feel like they’re whispering instead of shouting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"4014\" data-end=\"4017\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"10yzsc6\" data-start=\"4019\" data-end=\"4038\"\u003ePairing Ideas\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4039\" data-end=\"4126\"\u003eThis is the bottle for \u003cstrong data-start=\"4062\" data-end=\"4125\"\u003echar, salt, spice, and anything that tastes better outdoors\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4128\" data-end=\"4148\"\u003eWe’d pair it with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4149\" data-end=\"4363\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"yms6k4\" data-start=\"4149\" data-end=\"4168\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4151\" data-end=\"4168\"\u003eGrilled octopus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ic6ra2\" data-start=\"4169\" data-end=\"4198\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4171\" data-end=\"4198\"\u003ePapas arrugadas with mojo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1d202fg\" data-start=\"4199\" data-end=\"4220\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4201\" data-end=\"4220\"\u003eChorizo + lentils\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"j5u6lr\" data-start=\"4221\" data-end=\"4251\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4223\" data-end=\"4251\"\u003eTuna conserva + good bread\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"18so4yo\" data-start=\"4252\" data-end=\"4282\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4254\" data-end=\"4282\"\u003eRoast chicken with paprika\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g7zw1t\" data-start=\"4283\" data-end=\"4303\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4285\" data-end=\"4303\"\u003eCharred eggplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"4nhazt\" data-start=\"4304\" data-end=\"4322\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4306\" data-end=\"4322\"\u003eMushroom toast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"16wpyas\" data-start=\"4323\" data-end=\"4339\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4325\" data-end=\"4339\"\u003eLamb skewers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7zo4hz\" data-start=\"4340\" data-end=\"4363\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4342\" data-end=\"4363\"\u003eSmoky tomato dishes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4365\" data-end=\"4496\"\u003eIf you want to lean local to the wine’s own energy:\u003cbr data-start=\"4416\" data-end=\"4419\"\u003ethis absolutely feels like a bottle for \u003cstrong data-start=\"4459\" data-end=\"4495\"\u003echarred food, salt, and open air\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"4498\" data-end=\"4501\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"bo2wun\" data-start=\"4503\" data-end=\"4521\"\u003eWhy It Works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4522\" data-end=\"4613\"\u003eBecause it tastes like \u003cstrong data-start=\"4545\" data-end=\"4613\"\u003evolcanic red wine without trying to perform “volcanic red wine.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4615\" data-end=\"4674\"\u003eIt’s not trying to be impressive.\u003cbr data-start=\"4648\" data-end=\"4651\"\u003eIt’s trying to be true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4676\" data-end=\"4700\"\u003eAnd that’s why it lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4702\" data-end=\"4765\"\u003eThis is the kind of bottle that reminds people red wine can be:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4766\" data-end=\"4805\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15xr1ni\" data-start=\"4766\" data-end=\"4774\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4768\" data-end=\"4774\"\u003elifted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ly4dag\" data-start=\"4775\" data-end=\"4783\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4777\" data-end=\"4783\"\u003esavory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"fau4jc\" data-start=\"4784\" data-end=\"4793\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4786\" data-end=\"4793\"\u003emineral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1jaglvi\" data-start=\"4794\" data-end=\"4805\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4796\" data-end=\"4805\"\u003eemotional\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4807\" data-end=\"4825\"\u003eNot just powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"4827\" data-end=\"4830\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"ex3nth\" data-start=\"4832\" data-end=\"4850\"\u003eTechnical Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4852\" data-end=\"4989\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4852\" data-end=\"4865\"\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pablo Matallana \/ Vinícola Taro\u003cbr data-start=\"4897\" data-end=\"4900\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4900\" data-end=\"4909\"\u003eWine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taro Tinto\u003cbr data-start=\"4920\" data-end=\"4923\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4923\" data-end=\"4935\"\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019\u003cbr data-start=\"4940\" data-end=\"4943\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4943\" data-end=\"4954\"\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4991\" data-end=\"5124\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4991\" 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