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Year
2018
Appellation of origin
D.O.C La Rioja
Mark: Telmo Rodriguez
The 2.75 hectares of Falcoeira are for the elderly winegrowers of the place the best vineyard of the area in Valdeorras. When Telmo Rodriguez arrived there, the vineyard did not exist and they had to replant it entirely, reusing the almost 100 semi-abandoned old terraces that shape this incredible amphitheater embracing the Bibei river. The effort in the vineyard has been and is immense, all to recover this "Grand Cru" It is an intense and deep wine, just like the place from which procede.-Zona:Ladeiras do Bibei (Valdeorras)Village: Santa Cruz-Place: Falcoeira-Variety: Replanted with spikes from the best plants of our old vineyards of Mencia, Brancellao, Sousón, "Garnacha"...-Viticulture: Vineyard worked in organic farming. Pruning in vaso.Vendimia manual in cajas.-Elaboraciand aging: Autochthonous yeasts. Aging in foudres.-Suelos: Soils developed from granodiorites; acidic and poor, coarse-textured, between 400 and 600m altitude, on narrow, vertiginous terraces with steep south-facing slopes. vintage characteristicsSurely the greatest influence of the 2017 vintage on this wine is marked by the terrible frost we had at the end of April. The lower altitude vineyard, near the Bibei River, made it more vulnerable than any other. This meant that we were able to offer just over 1,000 bottles of such an extraordinarily warm, dry and early vintage, which nevertheless delivers a full, original wine and contundente.Botellas produced: 1,176