Compañia de Vinos de Telmo Rodríguez
Siete Infantes de Lara, 5 26006 Logroño Region: La Rioja District: D.O. ca Rioja Phone: +34 941 511128 Fax: +34 941 511131
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The „Compañia de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez” has its headquarters in Logroño ithe Rioja region in Spain. It was founded in 1994. Telmo Rodriguez is a Basque, and spent his childhood on his fahter’s wine estate, Remelluri in Rioja. He studied biology in Bilbao, then obtained his diploma in oenology in Bordeaux, and studied the practical aspects of winemaking under, among others, the legendary Bruno Prats at Château Cos d´Estournel. He then had a vision. He was determined to make the best possible wines simultaneously in various wine-growing regions in Spain. Together with his university friend Pablo Eguzkiza he started in 1994 what is perhaps the most innovative and ambitious project in recent Spanish wine-making history. Telmo Rodriguez is sometimes referred to as the „driving winemaker”, as he is constantly on the road in order to produce his wines, working with his team of a dozen Bordeaux-trained oenologists as well as in co-operation with local producers. The objective is to focus on the grape varieties typical of each region, and on the characteristics of each wine. Telmo Rodriguez was one of the first wine producers in Spain to make an intensive study of terroir. The grapes are always sourced from the best vineyard parcels, predominantly from very old vines, and are then processed as gently as possible in modern cellar facilities to produce „vinos con alma” (wines with soul - as Telmo says). In 2002 the „Revue du Vin de France” gave him extremely high ratings, and enthused over the new „Bordeaux en Espagne”. So far, he has produced wines in the DO regions Alicante, Cigales, Malaga, Navarra, Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Rueda and Toro.

The vintage 2008
Unfortunately, no wines have been submitted for several years now, so that we are unable to form a meaningful opinion on the current performance of this producer. For this reason, we see no option but to suspend the classification until further notice.
The vintage 2003
D.O. Rueda
White wine, Basa, D.O. Rueda
	Full description	Request-Form	Excellent (88)
D.O. Toro
Red wine, Dehesa Gago, D.O. Toro
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (79)
D.O. Alicante
Red wine, Joven, Al Muvedre, D.O. Alicante
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (79)
The vintage 2002
D.O. Málaga
White wine, Molino Real, D.O. Málaga
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (78)
D.O. Rueda
White wine, Basa, D.O. Rueda
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (79)
D.O. Toro
Red wine, Gago, D.O. Toro
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (77)
The vintage 2001
D.O. Ribera del Duero
Red wine, Matallana, D.O. Ribera del Duero
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (82)
The vintage 2000
D.O. Málaga
White wine, Molino Real, D.O. Málaga
	Full description	Request-Form	Excellent (89)
D.O. Toro
Red wine, Pago la Jara, D.O. Toro
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (81)
D.O. ca Rioja
Red wine, Altos de Lanzaga, D.O. ca Rioja
	Full description	Request-Form	Excellent (86)