Luis Rodriguez, A Teixa, 2022 SO012726 Roagna 10% Grenache Blanc—half fermented in

10% Grenache Blanc—half fermented in demi-muids

Eight white varieties from one Swartland farm

and more aromatic than your typical dark rum

the wine is dry and crisp

Drink chilled and young

Luis Rodriguez, A Teixa, 2022 SO012726 Roagna 10% Grenache Blanc—half fermented inLuis Rodriguez Vazquez is one of the heroes of Ribeiro, the rugged Galician region near the Portuguese border, where since 1988 he's quietly resurrected nearly extinct native grapes that Franco era plantings had pushed aside. A Teixa is his single vineyard white, led by Treixadura with Godello and Albarino, off granite terraces. It's a rounded, mineral, refined introduction to his whites, with the salinity and granite imprint that define his wines.