Ribera del Duero
Telmo Rodriguez M2 de Matallana 2003
Here is a more detailed look at one of the wines at dinner last week, Telmo Rodriguez's middle tier wine from Ribera del Duero. Its all Tempranillo with about 13 months in French oak. A serious wine this one, very good drinking now but it will improve with some time in the cellar.
Deep and dark red in the glass, aromas of black current and dark cherry, caramel oak, smoke and woody herbs with some spice. Great juby fruit in the mouth, savory with solid tannins and good balance. Blackberry, current and cola with more herbs, spice and a little bit of liquorice. Really good with food now, it'll improve with a couple of years in the cellar and drink for 10 years after that. 92 Pts.
Source: The Spanish Acquisition RRP: $60 Closure: Conventional Cork
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Yeah, I found a boof of violets on the nose as well. Not sure about the cellaring as it’s quite approachable now. That concerned me so I opened a bottle of the 2002 and found it nice but a bit dumb. So maybe there’s a dull patch in the cellaring curve… so I’ll leave it 5 years and see.
Hi Larry,
I find that most Tempranillo based wines are approachable from release, yet still have good aging ability. Obviously the traditional wines where some of the bottle aging is done for you are like this. I find the wines that don’t follow these rules (like this one) really improve with a couple of years in the cellar.
I’d say the 02 is in dull patch. Or it could be our old friend the cork…