Telmo Rodriguez ‘Tabuerniga’ Single Vineyard 2022 Size::1 Bottle ripe red fruit and coffee

ripe red fruit and coffee

nutmeg and floral components in this vintage are particularly lifted and vibrant

antipasti and soft semi-sweet cheeses

savoury warm brioche and a refreshing dart of preserved lemon acidity

As this weren’t enough then the mildew hit and that induced real panic because we already knew that yields were going to be tiny and the prospect of losing even more production obviously was frightening

Telmo Rodriguez ‘Tabuerniga’ Single Vineyard 2022 Size::1 Bottle ripe red fruit and coffeeWow! A nose of incredible depth quintessentially Rioja, it draws you in and down, vortex like. Clay, red berry and black lavender and (wild raspberries on and the bush), and a host of herbs waft up from the incredible depth of smell here. Not merely regal but outright imperial in register, without any puffed chest self awareness. Soft and delta reach fruit slows down on a shore of deep fine tannin prickled with extremely flavoursome (herb and spice