Ca'n Verdura Supernova Blanc | 2023

The light behind Supernova is Thomas Llabrés, who founded the Ca’n Verdura winery over eleven years ago in a garage in the heart of Binissalem, an old village in the north central zone of Mallorca. Committed to low-impact farming and low-intervention winemaking, his efforts have fueled a local wine renaissance, which is breathing new life into the island’s native grapes: Moll, Mantonegro, Callet, and the super rare white, Giró Ros.

Supernova Blanc is 100% Moll sourced from multiple sites in Binissalem, including an old vine jewel planted in 1958. A terroir of limestone, clays, and rounded stones give the wine its decadent mouthful of minerality which pairs seamlessly with its crisp and fennel-like acidity. Moll reminds me of a top-notch Aligoté with its lemon-pear fruits, white flowers, and pollen, and on the palate, it floats back-and-forth between the creamy and the lean, the medium and the light. In the glass, Thomas Llabrés captures the spirit of a cold climate in a warm one. I don't understand his tricks, but that’s the beauty of Mallorca and these superb wines. ~Allegra A