Telmo Rodriguez 'Lanzaga' 2017 burgenland violets and lilac over fennel

violets and lilac over fennel

Another Frankland wine with an indelible vineyard and regional thumbprint

Le Sol (French: the soil) is born of the renowned Gimblett Gravels viticultural appellation

This Beerenauslese

Very silky with decent length and a nice tapered palate to a finish where the fruit tannins live

Telmo Rodriguez 'Lanzaga' 2017 burgenland violets and lilac over fennelThe Rioja vineyards for Telmo Rodriguez' wines are in the cool Lanciego zone within Rioja Alavesa. It is here, on the clay and calcerous slopes, that some of the most interesting vineyards of Rioja coexist with hundred year old olive groves. Descendents of the same families that pruned these vines over two centuries still work in the bush vine vineyards, using the same methods of cultivation. Telmo's wines come from a combination of estate vineyards