SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $20.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Telmo Rodriguez

VINTAGE

2022

COLOUR

Red

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

alicante, valencia, Spain

GRAPE

Monastrell

Made from 100% Monastrell in Alicante from old bush vines situated on calcareous, sandy and gravelly soils. Yields are consistently low. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel before a few months' ageing in the same tanks. 

91 Points, Decanter

A consistent favourite in the extensive Telmo Rodriguez portfolio, and one of the best-value wines in a country not short on bargains. This 100% Monastrell (Mourvèdre) is intense, sinewy and dark but with a seam of brightness that makes it effortlessly drinkable.

SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $22.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Telmo Rodriguez

VINTAGE

2022

COLOUR

White

REGION, COUNTRY

Rueda, Spain

GRAPE

90% Verdejo & 10% ViURA

Basa is made from Verdejo and Viura grapes in the Rueda DO, about two hours northwest of Madrid. The region is famous for fresh white wines made from Verdejo and this is a fitting example. The name comes from the 40-year-old 'baso' or bush-trained vines that are planted on limestone-rich soils at over 700-meters elevation on a plateau along the Duero River. The vineyard is farmed organically, and fermentation is carried out spontaneously with native yeast. Expect a fresh, fruit-driven white wine with just the right balance between charming fruit and aromatic complexity.

91 Points, Vinous (review for 2021 vintage)

Pale, green-tinged yellow. Fresh citrus fruits, succulent herbs and white flowers on the incisive, mineral-accented nose. Taut and energetic on the palate, offering juicy Meyer lemon and green apple flavors that slowly put on weight with air. Finishes on a repeating mineral note, with very good persistence and lingering fennel and lemon pith qualities. 

SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $27.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Telmo Rodriguez

VINTAGE

2021

COLOUR

Red

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Rioja Alavesa, Rioja, Spain

GRAPE

Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha

The grapes for this wine come from certified organic bush vines in the cool Lanciego zone within Rioja Alavesa from the Campoluengo, Las Rozas, Castillejo, El Romeral, Agozaderas and El Plano vineyards on clay – calcareous slopes. They are hand-picked with wild yeast primary fermentation and malolactic in concrete tank followed by 6 months aging (also in concrete).

91 Points, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, 2020 vintage (2021 not yet reviewed)

The 2020 LZ comes from an early harvest after a warm year not without challenges (mildew). The Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano grapes come from their own organically farmed vineyards and fermented in concrete vats with indigenous yeasts for 15 days; the wine matured in concrete for six to seven months before bottling. It's very primary and has notes of licorice and a juicy texture. Pablo Eguzkiza was telling me he likes 2020 better than 2019. The wine shows very good balance and fine, round tannins.

SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $25.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Telmo Rodriguez

VINTAGE

2020

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

ValdeorRas, Spain

GRAPE

Mencia

Telmo’s red wine, once again from Galicia, is a red that shows the character of the stony hills and the Atlantic Ocean. This is a red wine made of 100% Mencia, a Spanish varietal found scattered through the country’s northwest. The vineyards are organically farmed, and the fruit is fermented again in stainless steel in order to maintain freshness, and using indigenous yeasts. The influence of the Atlantic Ocean is on full display, with its moderating influence playing its part in bringing balance to the wine. While it is ripe and full bodied, much like its white counterpart, this is vibrant and focussed, with no shortage of complexity and minerality.

95 Points, Decanter

Telmo Rodríguez’s journey through Spain reviving and recuperating vineyards has led him to work with 43 different varieties. Although established in Rioja, he has also put Málaga back on the map and worked with Garnacha in the Sierra de Gredos, as well as establishing wineries in other regions. This Mencía is fermented and aged in stainless steel, revealing the variety’s purity. Sarah Jane Evans MW: Forward, juicy aromas. Distinctly individual profile, with dense, succulent fruit and a long, ripe finish. Beth Willard: Pretty nose with tomato vine, sour cherry, floral. Very crunchy, green freshness and just the right amount of grippy tannin. Highly drinkable. David Williams: Lovely, pure, graceful and fragrant – full of violet and raspberry juice, racy and succulent with silky tannins and a twist of bergamot and blood orange tang, beetroot earthiness. Almost Pinot-esque

SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $33.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Telmo Rodriguez

VINTAGE

2022

COLOUR

White

REGION, COUNTRY

Valdeoras, Spain

GRAPE

Godello

This is the white wine from Telmo’s Gaba do Xil project in Galicia. It hails from Valdeorras (“Valley of Gold”) in eastern Galicia, a region once famous for gold mining and now best known for its unique and complex wines made from the indigenous Godello grape.

The rocky, terraced vineyards are famously difficult to farm, but Telmo and many others believe that this ancient soil and harsh terrain offer a unique combination of factors that produce wines like no others. Made with 100% Godello from high elevation vineyards that have been organically farmed, with fermentation by indigenous yeasts, in stainless steel witanks, this is a more serious white for those who enjoy minerality and complexity in their wines.

The wine is named for the river Sil that flows through the region (Xil is its ancient name, used by the Celtic people who once inhabited the area). Many of the river’s tributaries are flanked on either side by vineyards, planted in terraces on steep slate hillsides. The label displays a dozen bridges, symbolizing the idea of crossing from one vineyard plot to another.

SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $23.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Telmo Rodriguez

VINTAGE

2021

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

Toro, Spain

GRAPE

tinta del toro

Winemaker Notes

Dehesa Gago is an honest representation of the viticulture and the vineyards of Spain’s most continental wine appellation. We seek to offer the greatest fluidity and freshness of this extreme place. 

Since 1998 we work with 8 families of growers practising traditional viticulture. Vineyards planted in low density, 100% bushvines. Manual harvest in boxes. Tertiary sandstone alternating with Quaternary gravel terraces. In general, soils with a sandy-loam texture and poor in organic matter.

This wine is bold and frank with notes of blackberries, plums, figs and cassis.

SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $41.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Telmo Rodriguez

VINTAGE

2021

COLOUR

White

REGION, COUNTRY

Rueda, Spain

GRAPE

Verdejo

 El Transistor is the purest and most sincere expression of grapes from very old vineyards in the village of La Seca. This wine reflects the best expression of Verdejo: bushvines, low yields, a simple and respectful winemaking process, and our 20 years of experience and knowledge of this area, make this a very consistent wine.

SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $38.99 EACH 

PRODUCER

Telmo Rodriguez

VINTAGE

2018

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

Toro, Spain

GRAPE

tinta del toro

Winemaker Notes

Gago is our most representative wine of Toro, combining the oldest vines of the 8 families with whom we work for years, and our experience to make pure and balanced wines.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $56.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Telmo Rodriguez

VINTAGE

2019

COLOUR

Red

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Rioja Alavesa, Rioja, Spain

GRAPE

Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $72.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Telmo Rodriguez

VINTAGE

2020

COLOUR

Red

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Cebreros, Sierra de Gredos , Spain

GRAPE

Garnacha

The Pizarra vineyards are usually found on metamorphic soils. This type of soil is found at an altitude above 950 meters, up to 1,200 meters, mainly with an eastern orientation. The wines from here have a different expression, they are always complex, direct and profound.