Dolores Cabrera, “La Perdoma” Tinto

Months ago, many of you heeded our request to experience one of the most vividly distinct, remote, and terroir-infused wines on planet earth. The grower was Dolores Cabrera, the grape was Listán Negro, and the place was the magical volcanic island of Tenerife, far off the coast of Morocco. With 100+-year-old organic vines clinging to the world’s third-largest active volcano, it’s not a stretch to say that Dolores Cabrera Fernández is custodian to some of the world’s most historic and exotic vines. From them, she delicately and naturally crafts mineral-dominated reds but one in particular, today’s “La Perdoma,” boldly stands above the rest.This special, 224-case cuvée comes entirely from two ungrafted (original rootstock) parcels, making this raw material both ancient and extraordinarily rare. Truly, no other region in the world can replicate the smell and taste of today’s wine—coming from someone who’s tasted tens of thousands of wines, nothing is more refreshing and thrilling than tha