In the glass

Full-bodiedHigh tanninHigh acidityDryVery Long finish

Aroma: concentrated dark cherry, cedar, mineral, tobacco, violet, dried herbs

Palate: dark plum, graphite, dark chocolate, dried herbs, mineral, long spice

Telmo Rodriguez's single-vineyard flagship from old Tinto Fino parcels in the Valladolid sector, applying his philosophy of terroir transparency and minimal intervention to produce a concentrated, mineral, age-worthy red.

What it pairs with

  • Roast leg of lamb with thyme
    The wine's power and precision call for traditional Castilian herb-seasoned roasts.
  • Venison loin with black sauce
    Game and the wine's intense mineral-dark fruit character are a natural combination.
  • Aged Manchego Viejo
    Dense aged cheese mirrors the wine's concentrated mineral and dark fruit.

History

Telmo Rodriguez, the itinerant Spanish winemaker behind Compania de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez, launched his Ribera del Duero project with the 1999 vintage, selecting old-vine Tinto Fino parcels in the Valladolid sector near Quintanilla de Onesimo for a single-vineyard wine produced with minimal intervention.

  1. 1999 — Matallana first vintage produced by Telmo Rodriguez from old Tinto Fino parcels in Valladolid sector

Facts

Producer
Matallana (Telmo Rodriguez)
Grapes
Tinto Fino (100%)
Classification
DO Ribera del Duero
Oak
16-18 months in French oak barriques, mostly new
ABV
14.5%
Price
€80-150 at retail
Drinking window
8-25 from vintage
First vintage
1999

Tags

cellar worthy cult wine dry full body high acid high tannin mood contemplative mood elegant occasion cellar occasion gift occasion special old vines old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat price fine single vineyard still red tinto fino
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