Adventures in Spanish Wine
Rueda
Telmo Rodriguez Basa 2007
Its surprising how many Aussies are making wine in Spain at the moment. A lot work here in Australia for our vintage in Feb/March then jet off to Spain for the September/October vintage. Sounds like a good deal to me. So a case in point, this wine was made with the Samantha Connew (head winemaker at Wirra Wirra) as assistant winemaker. Telmo was off doing important stuff (probably surfing) while Samantha ran the show out in Rudea.
This is my first look at a wine from 2007, I've heard that it was a difficult vintage but this wine doesn't show it. Its a bit more textured than last year, but other wise its good all the qualities we're used to from Basa. It kicks of with fresh apple and pear, fennel bulb, a touch of white melon and nuts. The texture gives it a rich, middle weight feel in the mouth, but is kept in balance by a hit of acid toward the finish. On the palate its fairly much a mirror of the nose with some added minerals. Another good Basa, it seems that a very handy white gets turned out here every year. 88 Pts.
Source: The Spanish Acquisition Price: $20 Closure: Conventional Cork
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