Telmo Rodríguez Mencía de Paraje Lugar Valbuxan 2021

Name: Telmo Rodríguez Mencía de Paraje Lugar Valbuxan 2021
Brand: Telmo Rodríguez
SKU: TSATELMOROD2
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About this Wine

Valbuxán is an ancient lugar or pazo (one term castellano, the other galego, for a ‘place’, or sub-valley zone). Back in the day, this estate high in the mountains was an agro-mix of pasture and vineyards. It has an old cellar which for many years was home to all the wines of the area. Derelict into the 2010s, Pablo and Telmo purchased the land and the cellar, which they completely renovated. It’s now their facility to make and store all the wines they nurture in valley of Santa Cruz. Here the organise wines from Santa Cruz, As Ermidas and O Bolo and release them as ‘Lexítimo’ – gallego for legitimate, original, authentic, indicating this as a wine expressing a historical purity of place.

Lexítimo is a superbly fluid, deep and supple Mencia (from old field blends of Brancellao, Sousón, Merenzao and Garnacha Tintorera). Low-yielding (3.5 tonnes/hectare) old vines imprint the fruit with great depth of tannin and fantastic mineral energy and line. It’s aged in a mix of foudre and barrica, and about 6,000 bottles are released.

Where to start with this beauty? Well, let’s just say we think it is a perfect, striking exemplar of Mencia’s best attributes. Smoky, a touch meaty, purpled fruit with tonnes of spice, soy, peppercorn husk and a zip of fresh dirt energy. Mid-weight at most, it has delightful roundness and sits happily in the mouth for a nice long look. Tannin ripe but fairly light in glyceric terms, it’s utterly comfortable with itself and so should we be. Utterly delicious!

Type	Red Wine
Varietal(s)	Mencia
Country	Spain
Region	Valdeorras
Brand	Telmo Rodríguez
Vintage	2021

Wines of Spain

With 2.9 million acres of land planted in wine grapes, Spain is the most widely planted wine producing nation and second largest producer in the world. Many styles of wine are produced in the country most of which are based on native grape varietals.

The two most famous regions are Rioja and Ribera del Duero for their Tempranillo production. Rioja Tempranillo (the classic) will be lighter and fresher with red fruit flavours as compared to those from Ribera del Duero that are often deep purple, higher in alcohol with more tannins and intense black fruit character. Rioja is also known for producing Garnacha (Grenache), as well as rich, nutty whites from the indigenous Viura varietal.

In the Catalonia region, Spain is recognized for making a sparkling wine in the traditional method but using native grape varieties. This is called Cava. Priorat, a subregion within Catalonia specializes in making still red blends of Garnacha, Carignan and often Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon in a bold and full-bodied style. Together with Rioja, wines from Priorat have achieved DOCa/DOQ status signifying their quality.

Sherry is Spain’s famous fortified wine which can either be completely dry, lusciously sweet or somewhere in between. This is made in the southern region of Jerez.

Other notable Spanish wine styles include: Monastrell (AKA. Mataro/Mourvèdre), produced in the Jumilla region and refreshing white Albariño and Verdejo from north western Galacia.

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