Telmo Rodriguez, Ribera del Duero, Matallana

Per other reviewers, I guess it's too young. Did not enjoy it. Did not feel there was too much there.

dark ruby and medium-plus body. rather reticent nose with notes of sweet spice and minty whiffs on predominantly black fruit with a dusting of graphite. while juicy on entry, a tannic wall goes up immediately and barely relents here and there for some cherry and raspberry spiced with herbal notes. clipped tight finish. while balanced the wine is clearly too young now, and the recently-opened bottle from which i tasted did not afford me a better opportunity to get much …

Smells like Riberia - toasty, and big and gusty on the palate. Old school in that pumped up way.

This is way too young at the moment. Thank goodness I have another bottle to rest for 5 more years at least. Very linear and tannic immediately on opening, but you can tell there is a good wine buried in here. 3 hours of air on night one and then vacu-vinned over night and it opened up on the second evening into a rich layered wine with a solid tannic backbone. Plum and blackberry and some intriguing floral notes on …

Young but it’s drinking well. It will certainly flesh out with age and gain complexity. 93+

Huge, smoky campfire, charcoal, deeply dark-fruited upon opening. Plum, fresh berry, creamy oak, modern, and a bit obtuse. Nice cran-raspberry acidity, some banana aromatics distract. Good, but not great, and probably not going anywhere.

Uno de los mejores Ribera del Duero que he probado un festin de aromas tabaco, cocoa, madreas finas, fruta madura, de final largo redondo en boca, taninos firmes con mucho potencial aun en botella simplemente genial. Excelente expresion de terrior

Popped and poured. At its best about an hour or so after opening. Classy wine probably best with food. Flattened out a bit later on.

Red Carpet: More subdued nose, earth, rich body, bitterish finish.

Red Carpet: Opaque purple; closed in aromas.