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Moestue’s book launch of «The New Vignerons»
Grand Cafe, Oslo
Tasted November 26, 2018 by SAND with 226 views
Introduction
With Telmo Rodriguez, Pedro Rodriguez Perez (Guimaro), Fernando Garcia (Comando G & Daniel Landi), Raul Perez (Raul Perez, Forjas del Salnes & Castro Candaz), Rodrigo Mendez (Rodrigo Mendez, Forjas del Salnes & Castro Candaz) and Luis Gutierrez (author).
Flight 1 - Telmo Rodriguez (9 notes)
White
2017 Telmo Rodríguez Rueda Basa Blanco
Nose: Green berries. Aromatic.
Taste: Slightly oily. Nice fruit. Long.
Taste: Slightly oily. Nice fruit. Long.
White
2017 Telmo Rodríguez Godello Valdeorras Gaba do Xil
Nose: Fruity. Green & yellow fruits.
Taste: Quite oily. Nice structure.
Taste: Quite oily. Nice structure.
Red
Red
2016 Telmo Rodríguez Mencía Valdeorras Gaba do Xil
Nose: Smoke,....
Taste: Delicate, stone fruit, nice bitterness.
Taste: Delicate, stone fruit, nice bitterness.
Red
2015 Telmo Rodríguez Valdeorras As Caborcas
Nose: Fantastic nose, lovely fruit and perfume.
Taste: Concentrated, fruity, elegant.
Excellent!
Taste: Concentrated, fruity, elegant.
Excellent!
Red
2016 Bodegas Lanzaga (Telmo Rodriguez) Rioja LZ
Lovely fruitiness, immediate, juicy.
Excellent!
Excellent!
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Red
2012 Telmo Rodríguez Rioja Lanzaga
(Field blend of grapes, mainly Tempranillo)
Fruity, nice structure.
Fruity, nice structure.
Red
2015 Bodegas Lanzaga (Telmo Rodriguez) Rioja El Velado
Nose: Sweet, fruity, perfumed. Needs air.
Taste: Consentrated fruit, sweet, lovely. Great now, will probably improve over the next 10-20 years.
Taste: Consentrated fruit, sweet, lovely. Great now, will probably improve over the next 10-20 years.
Red
2012 Telmo Rodríguez Toro Pago La Jara
Nose: Great, immediate fruitiness.
Taste: Consentrated, great sweet fruit.
Taste: Consentrated, great sweet fruit.
Flight 2 - Forjas del Salnes & Rodrigo Mendez (4 notes)
White
2017 Bodegas Forjas del Salnes Albariño Rías Baixas Leirana Finca Genoveva
(Single vineyard, 80% of vines are 100 years or older)
More stone fruit, more body and minerality (than the “standard” Leirana 2016). Excellent!
More stone fruit, more body and minerality (than the “standard” Leirana 2016). Excellent!
White
2017 Rodrígo Méndez Rías Baixas Sálvora
(Only two barrels made each year)
Nose: Fantastic aroma.
Taste: Consentrated, great structure, both mineral and fruity.
Excellent!
Nose: Fantastic aroma.
Taste: Consentrated, great structure, both mineral and fruity.
Excellent!
Flight 3 - Comando G & Daniel Landi (6 notes)
Red
2017 Daniel Gomez Jimenez Landi Vino de la Tierra de León Laderas del Tietar Sierra de Gredos
Great fruit, nice sweet/bitter balance. A quality crowd pleaser.
Red
2016 Comando G La Bruja de Rozas
(over 60 year old vines)
Lovely fruit, good concentration. Promising, mineral.
Lovely fruit, good concentration. Promising, mineral.
Red
2016 Comando G Rozas 1er Cru
(Vines 80-90 years old)
Nose: Lovely perfume!
Taste: Good concentration, minerality.
Excellent!
Nose: Lovely perfume!
Taste: Good concentration, minerality.
Excellent!
Red
2016 Daniel Gomez Jimenez Landi Méntrida Las Uvas de la Ira Vina de Pueblo
(Vines over 80 years old, 800 meters altitude)
Nose: Initially a bit muted.
Taste: Great fruit, stone minerality.
Nose: Initially a bit muted.
Taste: Great fruit, stone minerality.
Red
2015 Daniel Gomez Jimenez Landi Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León Las Iruelas El Tiemblo
(Vineyard: altitude 900 meters, north facing)
Mineral and concentrated.
Mineral and concentrated.
Red
2015 Daniel Gomez Jimenez Landi Méntrida Cantos del Diablo
Nose: Great nose.
Taste: More robust (than Las Iruelas). Fruitiness and a lot of mineral “spice”.
Taste: More robust (than Las Iruelas). Fruitiness and a lot of mineral “spice”.
Flight 4 - Raul Perez & Castro Candaz (5 notes)
Red
2016 Raul Pérez Bierzo Ultreia St. Jacques
Field blend, mainly Mencia from 80 year old vines.
Nose: Deep, sweet fruit. Immediate.
Taste: Rich and immediate fruit.
Nose: Deep, sweet fruit. Immediate.
Taste: Rich and immediate fruit.
Red
2016 La Vizcaína Bierzo Lomas de Valtuille El Rapolao
Blend of 85% Mencia plus 15% Bastardo (Trousseau) and Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet).
Nose: More structure, nice fruit.
Taste: Great fruit, more structure and minerality (than Ultreia Saint Jacques). Notes of Garrigue.
Nose: More structure, nice fruit.
Taste: Great fruit, more structure and minerality (than Ultreia Saint Jacques). Notes of Garrigue.
White
2017 Raul Pérez Rías Baixas Sketch
Great Albariño fruit on the nose and a great fruity core on the palate. From old vines literally at the ocean’s edge. Only around 1,800 bottles produced annually.
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2016 Castro Candaz (Raul Perez & Rodrigo Mendez) Ribeira Sacra Finca el Curvado
Blend of 85% Mencia, 5% Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), 5% Caino Tinto (Borracal), 5% Brancellao (Alvarelhao).
Nose: Lovely, fruity, berried nose.
Taste: Great fruit, medium concentration.
Nose: Lovely, fruity, berried nose.
Taste: Great fruit, medium concentration.
Red
2016 Castro Candaz (Raul Perez & Rodrigo Mendez) Ribeira Sacra A Boca Do Demo
Blend of 85% Mencia, 5% Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), 5% Caino Tinto (Borracal), 5% Brancellao (Alvarelhao).
Nose: Fantastic aroma, lots of berries and fruits.
Taste: Great concentration and fruit. Drink until 2022.
Nose: Fantastic aroma, lots of berries and fruits.
Taste: Great concentration and fruit. Drink until 2022.
Flight 5 - Guimaro (4 notes)
White
2017 Guimaro Ribeira Sacra Blanco
Nose: Green gooseberries, rhubarb, marzipan, flowers. Very aromatic.
Taste: A lot of different “green tastes”, including green gooseberries and rhubarb. Different and interesting.
Taste: A lot of different “green tastes”, including green gooseberries and rhubarb. Different and interesting.
Red
2016 Guimaro Ribeira Sacra
Blend of 85% Mencia, 4% Caino Tinto (Borracal), 3% Merenzao (Trousseau), 3% Brancellao (Alvarelhao), 3% Souson, 2% Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet).
Nose: Lovely nose, both fruits and spices.
Taste: Fruity, structured, good wine.
Nose: Lovely nose, both fruits and spices.
Taste: Fruity, structured, good wine.
Red
2016 Guimaro Ribeira Sacra Camiño real
Blend of 85% Mencia, 4% Caino Tinto (Borracal), 3% Merenzao (Trousseau), 3% Brancellao (Alvarelhao), 3% Souson, 2% Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet).
Nose: Fantastic nose; berries, fruits, perfumed and flowery.
Taste: Great structure, fruit and concentration. Some new oak.
Nose: Fantastic nose; berries, fruits, perfumed and flowery.
Taste: Great structure, fruit and concentration. Some new oak.
Red
2015 Guimaro Ribeira Sacra A Ponte
Blend of 20% Mencia, 20% Brancellao (Alvarelhao), 20% Caino Tinto (Borracal), 20% Merenzao (Trousseau), 20% Sousao.
Great nose, some oak on the palate. Good, but I prefer Guimaro’s Camino Real. Cellar for 2-5 years?
Great nose, some oak on the palate. Good, but I prefer Guimaro’s Camino Real. Cellar for 2-5 years?