Telmo Rodríguez

La Social Rioja 2015

Rioja, Spain

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La Social is a new and eminently approachable release from Telmo Rodriguez, made with grapes from trusted suppliers who follow Telmo’s vine growing philosophy, as well as a small portion of estate grapes. Their aim with La Social is to produce a completely pure and authentic expression of Rioja – a delicious, unpretentious, everyday wine to enjoy in a social setting. The result is an extremely fresh and lively wine, with juicy plum fruit and traces of dark chocolate and violet.

 

VINEYARD

The fruit for La Social is 100% hand harvested in the villages of Lanciego de Alava and Labastida, both located in Rioja Alavesa. Unlike modern vineyards in Rioja today, where Tempranillo dominates plantings, many vines are trellised, and other varieties are planted in separate rows, these vineyards are a field blend of Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha, all trained as bush vines – a throwback to the way Rioja vineyards were planted in the past.

WINEMAKING

The wine ferments with wild yeasts in a combination of cement and stainless steel tanks, and aged for 10 months in neutral Frenchoak barrels (mostly 225 liters but also 3,000 liter Foudres).

VINTAGE

2015 as a vintage was a relatively hot one. The extreme summer heat caused a block in vine development, giving way to a late harvest which in the end gave a wonderful balance of both ripeness and freshness.

Color

Red

Appellation

Rioja, Spain

Suggested Retail Price

$18.00

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