Winery / Producer: Viticultores Althay (Iconic minimal intervention project in the Canary Islands, highly respected for its artisanal approach and the rescue of historical parcels on the island).

Specific Origin: Caldera Tinasoria Parcel, D.O. Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain (Old vineyards located on the slopes and edges of an ancient volcanic caldera).

Varietal Composition: 100% Volcanic Malvasia from very old phylloxera-free vines (original ungrafted cultivation).

Terroir and Identity: Volcanic soil covered with deep black lapilli (picón). Desert-subtropical climate strongly influenced by the Atlantic trade winds and the specific altitude of Tinasoria, which provides accentuated nocturnal freshness.

Winemaking: Strictly selected manual harvest in small capacity boxes. Very gentle direct pressing and fermentation at controlled temperature in small stainless steel tanks, followed by aging on fine lees to provide volume, unctuousness, and longevity in the bottle.

Style: Dry, complex, unctuous, deeply mineral, saline, and exceptionally persistent high-end parcel white wine.

Alcohol Content: 13% Vol. (Perfect balance between mouthfeel structure and fruit freshness).

Capacity: 750 ml bottle.

SKU: ESP-ALTHAY-CALDERA-TINASORIA-750

Appearance: Displays a beautiful bright straw yellow color with subtle and elegant golden and greenish reflections in the glass. Crystalline, clean, and with excellent luminous density.

Nose: Of superior and intellectual aromatic impact. Initially unfolds crisp notes of wild white flowers, orange blossom, and ripe stone fruits (such as white peach and Asian pear), immediately complemented by yellow lemon zest and hints of dried fruits. In the background, its imposing mineral character of smoke, gunpowder, wet pumice stone, and an intense marine saline breeze stands out.

Palate: Regal, unctuous entry with a superb velvety texture due to contact with its lees. In the middle of the palate, it is broad and glyceric, but masterfully guided by a vertical and electric acidity that provides refreshing tension. The finish is extraordinarily long, dry, extremely elegant, with a mineral and unmistakably salty aftertaste.

Precision Gastronomic Pairing: Thanks to its magnificent varietal concentration, the complexity of its lees, and the salinity of its terroir, Caldera Tinasoria is a gastronomic colossus. It pairs majestically with grilled fatty deep-sea fish (such as turbot, sea bass, or salmon), grilled lobster or lobster with hazelnut butter. It is unbeatable with fine shelled seafood (premium French oysters, generous clams) and complex seafood rices (seafood paella, creamy crab rice). In traditional Mexican alta cocina, its smoky mineral background and unctuousness create an apotheotic pairing with a green pumpkin seed mole, grilled octopus, gourmet scallop ceviches, baked fish in tikin xic style, and even chiles en nogada paired by contrast.

Suggested Moments:

• The Gift of Distinction for Oenophiles and Collectors: Surprising a sommelier, wine collector, or lover of extreme terroirs with a white wine from Caldera Tinasoria by Viticultores Althay is a guaranteed success. It demonstrates sophisticated taste, originality, and absolute appreciation for liquid works of art.
• Exclusive Summer and Luxury Sunsets: Served fresh on a warm afternoon, it offers a sophisticated, complex, and energy-rich mineral long drink on a sea-view terrace or a select garden, transporting you directly to the Atlantic.

What is the optimal serving temperature recommended for Caldera Tinasoria Althay White Wine?

To allow its extraordinary aromatic complexity of lees, ripe stone fruits, and volcanic smoke to fully unfold without losing its electric acidity, it is advisable to serve it slightly chilled, ideally between 10°C and 12°C. Avoid serving it excessively cold to prevent dulling its great gustatory richness.

Does this white wine from Caldera de Tinasoria have bottle aging potential?

Yes, absolutely. Thanks to careful work with its fine lees and the impressive vertical acidity intrinsic to the centenarian Volcanic Malvasia vines from this parcel, Caldera Tinasoria has magnificent evolution potential. It will remain impeccable and gain elegant notes of hydrocarbon, fine honey, and complex smokiness over the next 3 to 5 years if stored correctly.

What does it mean that the centenarian vines are grown ungrafted in Lanzarote?

It means that the Volcanic Malvasia plants are planted directly in the soil on their own original roots, without being grafted onto American rootstock. This is possible because the phylloxera plague could never colonize or thrive in the unique soils covered with volcanic ash (lapilli) on the island of Lanzarote, preserving pure and historic centenarian plants.

Is Caldera Tinasoria wine dry or off-dry on the palate?

It is a strictly dry white wine. Although Volcanic Malvasia offers a perfumed and voluptuous nose that evokes flowers and sweet ripe fruits, on the palate it is a taut, broad, structured, and straight wine, which finishes very cleanly, fresh, and with a marked salty and mineral character totally devoid of residual sugar.