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Telmo Rodriguez Gago 2004
I have a bit of a soft spot for this wine, it was one of the wines that turned me into a Spainophile. It seems that the hot dry, climate with a bit of help from the tinto de toro clone of Tempranillo is perfect to produce some very full on wines with regionally and great character.
This is just a pup and needs a good decant. Even after 2 hours it was constantly evolving.
Deep garnet red. A very powerful nose of earth, undergrowth and blackberry to start with, time added some dark cherry, spice and coffee. Full bodied, but well balanced with chunky, chewy tannins and a good hit of acid. Dark and mysterious in the mouth, real depth of flavour with blackberry that moves on to dark cherry as time goes on, but the real interest is with with sarsaparilla, chocolate, white pepper and medicinal herbs that really get your senses going. Drying tannins and minerals on the finish. An intriguing wine, it won't be every one's cup of tea, but you like something a little off centre, this is right up your alley. But bang it away in the cellar for at least 2 years first. 92 Pts.
Source: Rathdowne Cellars Price: $43 Closure: Conventional Cork
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Dave,
Had this one on Friday, and liked it a lot. Found it managed to get a nice balance between savoury and sweet and like you, found a lot of cola and herbs. Those tannins could do with settling down though. Think I might get a few for the cellar….
I think Peter Gago should sue them for copyright.
GW
Could not get into Bodega, on a Wednesday night, so we wandered down to Longrain. I was with a group that are not really into Spanish gear, and I certainly would not normally think of it in a Thai restaurant, so I ordered a bottle of this anyway. Went down a treat. The tannin, carmelised meat, cola and sarsaparilla sweetness matched the food a treat. It’s a good wine list but I was not allowed to order anything else and we knocked over 3 bottles in quick time.
Currently $21 a bottle at East End Cellars.
This was one of my favourite plonks when I was living in Dublin 2004.
Larry are you thinking of the Dehesa Gago (http://www.tintoyblanco.com.au/?p=17)? $21 is far too cheap for this wine, well bellow wholesale cost for a retailer.
But you\’re spot on, this wine goes really well with asian food, esp. thai.
You’re right - it’s the entry level Dehesa! Actually, I prefer the Dehesa to the next wine up in the ranks, i.e. the Gago, but I’m quite unrefined (or so I’m told, frequently).