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Telmo Rodriguez Al Muvedre 2005

By Dave Worthington ⋅ March 2, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Telmo Rodriguez Al Muvedre 2005

Each release of this wine has seen great improvement, this is definitely the best so far.  I can't tell if its good vintage conditions in 05, changes in wine making or something else completely. Alicante is in the province of Alicante, a bit closer to the coast than Jumilla and Yecla.  Not a lot of wine seems to make out of the D.O., but I notice that they grow Pinot Noir…

The 05 is a really smooth wine, with very good balance.  A purple/red colour in the glass, dark fruit, rose notes, earth and a few specks of pepper.  The alcohol is in balance with the fruit, the tannins are quite lush.  Medium bodied, but full of flavour. Very well priced too.  This will be great in autumn with a good stew.  87 Pts

Source: The Spanish Acquisition Cost: $20 Closure: Conventional Cork
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13 comments for “Telmo Rodriguez Al Muvedre 2005”

  1. Why does this wine deserve a special font?
    GW

    Posted by gw | March 2, 2007, 8:17 am

  2. Its a very concentrated wine, hence the tighter point spacing…

    No idea acutally, something wierd going on….

    Posted by dave | March 2, 2007, 9:07 am

  3. Fixed now, some wierd HTML codes seem to be the problem…

    Posted by dave | March 2, 2007, 9:10 am

  4. I like this wine. Stacks of drinkability.

    Posted by Jules | March 5, 2007, 4:17 pm

  5. Very drinkable, this bottle lasted about 30 minutes

    Posted by dave | March 6, 2007, 6:41 am

  6. Just tried the 2006. Much bigger than previous vintages and very ripe which seems a good thing with Mourvedre. Yum.

    Posted by Larry | January 4, 2008, 4:37 pm

  7. Yeah, the 06 is a bit riper than normal. I like it too.

    BTW I should be back on board and writing notes by mid next week.

    Posted by Dave Worthington | January 6, 2008, 8:51 pm

  8. dull red, peat plums salami camphor wood chest star anise and so many other flavours, quite complex, and x factor, smooth and rich mid palate finishing rather austere with slightly aggresive tannin, high acid? leaving the final impression probably needs a couple of years to flesh out or a good decant. good wine @ $20 drink 2010-2012 14.5%

    Posted by Damien | July 27, 2008, 9:28 pm

  9. Thanks for the note Damien

    Posted by Dave Worthington | July 28, 2008, 2:00 pm

  10. Just got a bottle of this - might open it tomorrow around noon in time for the big game…..

    Posted by Lincoln | September 26, 2008, 10:53 am

  11. Sounds like a good plan, I’ve got an 05 Pesquera with some San Miguels on ice for backup…

    Posted by Dave Worthington | September 26, 2008, 11:19 am

  12. Oops, opened it early….. Damien’s note is spot at the moment…..

    Posted by Lincoln | September 26, 2008, 4:07 pm

  13. Ahh…thats very early! sounds like this has moved on a bit since I tasted it 1.5 years ago…

    Posted by Dave Worthington | September 26, 2008, 4:31 pm

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