2018 Telmo Rodríguez Valdeorras As Caborcas

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 93.1 points

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  2/28/2024 - Hugo Hilde Likes this wine: 94 Points

  An eclectic night (Trapet, Duroché, Yquem,...) (Tøyen, Oslo): Slow-oxed 2 hours
  
  A raw nose, almost bloody, with black crowberry, tomato stem, cola, rose petals and black pepper.
  
  Very nice mouthfeel, sweeter fruits here. Very nicely integrated tannins with a long finish.
  
  Blind, I would put this in Rhone. This was such an interesting wine!

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  2/3/2024 - Shaggy Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Just starting to come into a good place for drinking. Pretty special wine, I find this to be one of leading examples of Mencia/galician reds. it shows floral/rose type notes, maybe some rosehip, with rocks and earthy undergrowth on the nose. Very fine and direct, it’s complex and young in the mouth, plenty of fruit but not a fruity wine. This is going to be great in 5-6 years, plenty of up side here.

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  1/27/2023 - jviz wrote: 93 Points

  This was pretty special. Crunchy red fruit and some Brett, minerals. I guessed a 2017 Landi grenache. Mencia is a tough blind.

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  9/7/2022 - CamWheeler wrote: 91 Points

  SLDS September 2022: Graphite, floral, cinnamon spice and cherry. Pretty and spicy on the palate, good length and flow. Lots to like about this.

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  7/30/2022 - forceberry wrote: 94 Points

  A blend of Mencía, Merenzao, Sousón, Godello and - as described as the producer - "Garnacha" from an ancient, interplanted vineyard located on the steep slopes of the Bibei river. Fermented spontaneously in old wooden fermentors and stainless steel tanks, aged in old French foudres. 13% alcohol. Total production approximately 2500 bottles. Tasted blind.
  
  Youthful, moderately translucent cherry-red color. Beautiful, wonderfully fragrant nose of raspberries and gravelly minerality, some floral notes of violets, light lifted notes of orange rind and slightly sauvage nuances, a little bit of crunchy cranberries and a hint of blueberry. The expressive, distinctively perfumed and somewhat Pinot Noir-like overall aroma simply grabs one's attention immediately. The wine is ripe and even slightly concentrated on the palate, yet has a surprisingly airy overall feel, thanks to its light-to-medium body and bright, intense flavors of juicy black raspberries, some gravelly minerality, a little bit of earthy spice, light floral notes of violets, a hint of savory wood spice and a touch of red cherry. Bright high acidity and supple, harmonious medium-minus tannins. The finish is dry, savory and slightly grippy with a concentrated yet fresh and bright aftertaste of crunchy cranberries and raspberries, some peppery spice, a little bit of gravelly minerality, light earthy notes, floral hints of violets and elderflowers and a balanced touch of phenolic bitterness.
  
  A fantastic and enormously attractive Galician red wine with a distinctively perfumed, relatively Pinot Noir-like character with lots of fine-tuned nuances that give the wine a slightly wild and beautifully airy personality of its own. Terrific sense of freshness, finesse and precision here, combining bright and crunchy fruit with surprising intensity. The wine is drinking wonderfully right now, but I have no reason to believe the wine wouldn't continue to evolve and improve for years more. Not the cheapest wine around at 45€, but delivers for the price.

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