Telmo Rodríguez ‘Almuvedre’ Monastrell 2018

Long-term mates and business partners, Telmo Rodríguez and Pablo Eguzkiza have been kicking wine goals together for nearly 30 years. They started working together in the late 1980s at Telmo's family Rioja estate, Remelluri, and went on to lead changes in conceptions of Spanish wine in the post-Franco era (a time of significant recovery and re-imagining).  Telmo and Pablo are among the most thoughtful of Spain's post-industrial organic producers, deeply committed to authenticity.

Organic and biodynamic, indigenous genetics – no nursery clones, no chemicals, no trellises

Fine and polished nose - floral, figgy and gently meaty, it’s a delicate and perfectly varietal expression of Monastrell. Soft, wide tannins start the mouth off and a long rool of ripe acid in the back half really straightens things out. Almuvedre has long been one of the bargain wines of the world and the style-quality-value amalgam continues to boggle the mind.