2021 Mountain Blanco, Telmo Rodríguez, Sierras de Málaga, Spain

12,011 bottles were filled in July 2022.The 2021 Mountain Blanco is balsamic, herbal and minty, quite expressive and not excessively varietal. Harvest was early—they started the 16th of August—and cropped from a very warm year that delivered low yields. The wine has 13.5% alcohol and a low pH that makes it quite balanced and fresh. It's still very young and a little reductive, but it was very recently bottled, and that's normal for a wine that matures exclusively in stainless steel. It has a round palate with marked flavours and a faint bitter twist in the finish. It's still closed and will be better with one more year in bottle.Drink 2024 - 2027Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (July 2023)