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Telmo Rodríguez Dehesa Gago ‘G’ 2004
A fun little wine this one. It is a joven style which sees no wood and is 100% Tinto de Toro, which in itself has a bit of a story. DNA test have shown that it is a clone of Tempranillo, however many still say that a lot of the older vines in Toro are actually Touriga Nacional. Who knows if this is true or not? I don't, but I do know it makes a very morish wine!
I like this style and this wine seems to be consistently good year-in, year-out. It is regularly discounted around town, so you should be able to find it cheaper than the RRP.
I drank this wine over two nights. The first night it was very primary and fresh. Intense dark cherry, animally/meaty on the nose with a toasty, savory palate with a bit of tannin impact. A nice finish. The second night it had improved slightly, smoother with the licorice and cinnamon coming to the fore on the palate. Very good.
88 Pts. Source: Retail RRP: $25 Closure: Cork
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Looking around for something to go with a Spanish-marinaded steak last night, I found a bottle of this which had leaked from the cork. I expected it to be shot, but our true friend the cork was just playing games - wine all sound.
It started out pristine, with punchy, expressive tempranillo red/purple fruits and a bit of cola, then turned meaty and reductive. Two thirds got left for tonight and it now looks fantastic. The fruit is clear and assertive, but well integrated with the meaty notes. A fine grit to the tannins, which take advantage of the low acid to really clean up the finish.
I should have bought more of this.
Nice one. I haven’t aged any of the joven styles, but I think out of all of them this and the Cillar de Silos would drink well over 5 years. I think I have an 04 Gago in the cave, I’ll pull it and have a look soon.
I will pull out some stuff like the 01 Rodas, 00 Alion, 01 Clos Mogador etc soon and have a look.