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Telmo Rodriguez - As Caborcas 2014
Vintage
2014 was an unusually warm year in Valdeorras – particularly the months of January, July and September. It was also quite wet, with rainy spells in the winter, early Spring, and fall. The harvest was a challenging one, with some rainy days, but thanks to the winery’s dedicated an detailed
work removing leaves and sorting grapes, they were able to produce a wonderful As Caborcas 2014 – rich, elegant, ripe and balanced. Outstanding in every sense.
Estate
Telmo Rodriguez is one of Spain's pioneer winemakers, advocating native grape varietals tied to the climates and conditions of their sites, and making world-class wines from undiscovered as well as known regions. Perhaps most impressive, while Telmo Rodriguez makes rare and limited wines of astonishing character and quality, his everyday wines have been equally praised, and widely recognized for the tremendous value they offer.
Vineyard
The As Caborcas vineyard covers 6 acres and is situated 2000 feet above the slopes of the Bibei river, with vines that range from 50 to 70 years of age. The vines grow on steep terraces developed primarily from granite, with low fertility and low water retention capacity. All vines are trained in
the traditional bush vine method.
Vinification
Grapes are 100% hand-picked and fermented with native yeasts in a combination of stainless steel and wooden tanks. The wine is aged for 12 months in 2,000-liter foudres. A total of 2,496 bottles were produced, each one numbered by hand and sealed with wax.
Wine
From the remote countryside of Galicia comes this ambitious new release from Telmo Rodriguez, now in its third vintage. As Caborcas is a wine based on old-vine Mencia made from a special single vineyard site in Valdeorras. After ten years of closely studying the vineyards along the Bibei river,
Telmo and his partner, Pablo Eguzkiza, were able to acquire a few exceptional bush-vine parcels high up on the slopes. The parcels are traditional field blends and also include small quantities of native varieties Merenzao, Souson, Garnacha, Godello and Brencellao.
