Telmo Rodriguez makes his wines in a very traditional, rustic style giving them layers of texture and flavor that slowly come together with time to breathe. It begins with old, organically farmed vineyards that he helps local growers reclaim. It extends to the winery, where he works to maintain an imprint of place as the grapes are turned to liquid landscapes. Avoiding excessive oak flavors and over-texturizing, his wines have a quality that Luis Gutierrez of Wine Advocate describes as an "elegant rusticity."
As is typical for the Toro region in Spain's dry interior, this is a full-bodied, powerful and chewy Tempranillo in which the rich fruit texture is contrasted with equally rich, chalky tannins. Telmo's version is packed with brooding aromasmacerating blackberry and roasted black plum, limestone earthiness, white peppercorn, vanilla pod, tobacco, black olive and more. Get this in a decanter for an hour or so, and pair with well-aged Manchego, cheddar or gouda, and roasts (like lamb shank with olive tapenade or a peppery rib roast).
WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS - "The 2019 Pago La Jara from Toro comes from an extremely dry year that was saved by some rain before the harvest. The resulting wine has "only" 14% alcohol and better freshness than anticipated. It has a bright and deep color and a perfumed nose, elegant but keeping the Toro richness. It's medium to full-bodied, terrifically balanced and with very good freshness, still young but with the harmony and components to develop nicely in bottle. Impressive, transcending the year. 1,816 bottles were filled in June 2021."
As is typical for the Toro region in Spain's dry interior, this is a full-bodied, powerful and chewy Tempranillo in which the rich fruit texture is contrasted with equally rich, chalky tannins. Telmo's version is packed with brooding aromasmacerating blackberry and roasted black plum, limestone earthiness, white peppercorn, vanilla pod, tobacco, black olive and more. Get this in a decanter for an hour or so, and pair with well-aged Manchego, cheddar or gouda, and roasts (like lamb shank with olive tapenade or a peppery rib roast).
WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS - "The 2019 Pago La Jara from Toro comes from an extremely dry year that was saved by some rain before the harvest. The resulting wine has "only" 14% alcohol and better freshness than anticipated. It has a bright and deep color and a perfumed nose, elegant but keeping the Toro richness. It's medium to full-bodied, terrifically balanced and with very good freshness, still young but with the harmony and components to develop nicely in bottle. Impressive, transcending the year. 1,816 bottles were filled in June 2021."
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