This product is no longer available. Please choose another vintage above.
Telmo Rodriguez - Pago La Jara 2011
Vintage
2011 was year of early budding. Although July was cold, August and September were dry and hot, advancing vintage to late September. A good year for Tinta de Toro.
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 distinctive red soils, with ungrafted bush vines of over 50 years of age, produce a Tinto de Toro (the local clone of Tempranillo) with tremendous fruit concentration, ripeness, acidity, tannins and structure. The grapes sourced for Pago la Jara comes from 5 plots covering 10 acres,
belonging to 3 families of local suppliers that have worked with the company since its foundation.
Vinification
The grapes are vinified (by native yeasts) in large, upright oak fermentation vats, with a small proportion of stems. The wine is aged for 15-18 months in a combination of new (70%) and seasoned French barriques as well as foudres. Opulent and dense, but with trademark balance and seamless style, Pago la Jara represents the world-class level the terroir of Toro can display.
Wine
Pago la Jara is Telmo's flagship wine from Toro, made in minute quantities. The Telmo Rodriguez range in Toro is named after a Spanish breed of bull that is both elegant and powerful. The 19th century lower-case "g" typeface that appears on all the Toro wines is transformed, and modernized, by a
bull horn. Along with a few other notable winemakers, Telmo was one of the first to rediscover vineyards of decades-old, bushtrained vineyards. He was a major force in elevating Toro to one of the most in vogue wine regions of Spain.
