Tasting with Telmo Rodriguez
Vinos Telmo Rodríguez company has a large presence in areas of Northwestern Spain (Valdeorras, Ribera, Rueda, Toro ...) as well as Rioja, Alicante and Malaga.
This restless and unconventional winemaker Telmo, first of all, defends the quality of wine linked to its origin. Lover of traditional viticulture methods, such as the hand picking, vessel vineyards, or the utilization of cement tanks or wooden tubs. Wine has to be identified with the soil, with the place where it was born. His philosophy leads him to defend short productions from different regions, compared to those large industrial quantities; to go for a few clusters in strains that result in low yields vineyards, in the research of native varieties, to not abuse phytosanitary treatments.
His concern for identifying the wine with its "terroir" has led him to regain lost varieties and vineyards such as “Mountain” in Malaga (Southern Spain), vineyards in Cebreros (Sierra de Gredos, Ávila, Center Spain) or also in Valdeorras (Western Spain).
To the delight of professionals and wine lovers gathered there, Telmo was present with a selection of ten wines from his best references that definitely did not disappoint anyone.
By this order we tried these wines:
Gaba do Xil Blanco
el transistor
mountain blanco
gaba do xil mencia
lz
lanzaga
As caborcas
pegaso granito
matallana 2010
molino real
Gaba do Xil Blanco
A young white wine from Valdeorras region, Galicia (Northwestern Spain). Fruity (green apple) and at the same time mineral , with the freshness and acidity of the Godello grape. (Handpicked 80,000 bottles).
el transistor
From the Spanish Western region,Valladolid, an unconventional wine, 100% Verdejo grapes, a white wine with high acidity built to last. Aged for 9 months in fudres and barrels of different sizes and containers of concrete and stainless steel. (Handpicked 7,929 bottles).
mountain blanco
White wine from the mountains of Malaga (Spain) made from Muscat grapes, produced in high-altitude vineyards alternating with olive trees. A dry white wine, but with a deep aroma of peach and apricot, and a well balanced acidity. Aged for 9 months in cask. (Handpicked 9,000 bottles).
gaba do xil mencia
Red wine from Valdeorras region, (Galicia, Northwestern Spain) 100% Mencia grape, manual harvest from vineyards in terraces. Red fruit, mineral, lively with a high acidity that make it a very cool wine. No cask. (40,000 bottles selectioned in vineyard. 100% hand picking).
lz
Red wine of the Rioja Alavesa (Spain). Produced from Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano grapes. A wine with a proven balance between fruit and acidity. It has between 4 and 6 months of ripening in cement tanks. (84,000 bottles of selected vintage manual).
lanzaga
Another red wine from the Rioja Alavesa. Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha grapes. Fermentation in cement casks of 6500 - 8500 kg, and subjected to an aging process of 14 months in wineskins of 1500- 2500 liters and 225 liter barrels. All this means that the wood is barely noticeable from a wide range of red fruit and a balanced acidity. (45,000 bottles selected in vineyard. 100% hand picking in cases).
As caborcas
A very personal red wine from Valdeorras. From pretty old vineyards, and various local grapes (Mencia, Merenzao, Sousón, Grenache, Godello, Brencellao). After its fermentation in stainless steel tanks and wooden casks, it undergoes an aging process of 12 months in large wooden casks. The result is a very fruity with smoky tones and minerals and a high but balanced acidity that makes it very cool spectacular wine.
pegaso granito
Wine from the vineyards of the Sierra de Gredos (Avila, Spain) the region called Land of Castilla and Leon. A red wine varietal Grenache grape, very mineral, with very floral and balsamic nose. Manual and ecological harvest aging for 18 months in French oak barrel of 600 litres from different originin. (9,600 bottles, traditional organic, hand picking in cases of 14 kg).
matallana 2010
Ribera del Duero region (Spain), 100% Tinta Fina grapes.Wine from handpicking and ecological harvest. Fermented in oak wooden casks. Aged for 15-18 months in new French oak barrels. A red wine with a good finish; very balanced between ripe red fruit, acidity and wood manifested through soft notes of vanilla. (4,944 bottles).
molino real
Malaga wine, 100% Muscat grapes. Fruity white wine, semi-sweet, with a strong nose, lively and fresh, with high acidity. Delicate, silky, ideal for different situations and pairings. Hand picking in cases, fermented in oak casks; aged for 20 months in French oak barrels. (7,824 bottles).
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