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Telmo Rodríguez 2004 Altos de Lanzaga Tempranillo (Rioja)

Cellar Selection

Price $105

Masculine and heady stuff, as leather, espresso, smoked meat, mocha and intense blackberry aromas set the stage for an intense, driven, structured palate that’s full of coconut, vanilla bean, cocoa and pure plum and berry. A serious nuevo classico Rioja if there ever was one. — M.S. (9/1/2007)

Telmo Rodríguez 2001 Matallana Red (Ribera del Duero)

Editors' Choice

Price $93

Smooth, smoky and leathery is how this winner gets going, and backing that up is a palate of laser-beam intensity. This offers nothing less than an explosion of plum and cherry flavors, but the style is clean and fresh, not heavy or overoaked. Already it shows nice evolution, as it comes across drinkable. Ethereal in how the finish just slips away. Only 375 cases… — M.S. (6/1/2005)

Telmo Rodríguez 2005 Matallana Red (Ribera del Duero)

Price $145

With Matallana, you must pay for your pleasure. But pleasurable it is. The nose is a splendid blend of licorice, baking spices, cassis and black plum. The approach is neither quiet nor loud, but well-spoken. It pumps forth huge black cherry and plum fruit, but offsets any raw size with tobacco, herb, coffee and other subtleties. A touch hard now but should soften… — M.S. (4/1/2009)

Telmo Rodríguez 2003 Altos de Lanzaga Tempranillo (Rioja)

Price $82

Right away this shows the requisite signs of excellence. The meaty, earthy, leathery, full-fruit nose is just right, and the palate is elevated in how it is infused with pure blackberry and plum as well as chocolate and fine herbs. Finishes with class and kick. Best from 2008–2011. — M.S. (9/1/2007)

Telmo Rodríguez 1998 Valderiz Red (Ribera del Duero)

Price $25

An exciting offering from the former winemaker at Remelluri, this wine shows fine purity of fruit with black cherry, chocolate and licorice elements on the nose and in the mouth. It has fine tannic structure without being harsh. Displays mineral, earth, and cocoa notes on the long finish. — M.M. (8/1/2000)

Telmo Rodríguez 2005 Lanzaga Red (Rioja)

Price $34

Quite well-oaked, which is the house style for Lanzaga. There’s darkness, vanilla, char, leather and a bed of black fruit. The palate has a tight but nice feel to it, with fine tannic structure propping up plum, blackberry and chocolate flavors. Some expected mocha and coffee work the finish, but mostly it closes long and natural. For modern Rioja, this is well… — M.S. (4/1/2009)

Telmo Rodríguez 2005 M2 de Matallana Red (Ribera del Duero)

Price $48

Big and dark, with cola, forest floor and other dark, secure aromas. The palate is young and burly, with ripe blackberry, cola and coffee flavors. As you’d expect, it’s a bit more narrow than Matallana’s top wine, but it’s still round, long and not difficult to like. Classic modern RDD; dark and sultry. Drink now through 2011. — M.S. (4/1/2009)

Telmo Rodríguez 2003 Gago Tinta de Toro (Toro)

Price $25

Coffee grounds, some minty wood and lots of ripe fruit greet you, and the lower levels contain all the sweet, dark fruit and oak-based chocolate and vanilla one could ever ask for. This is new-age wine to the max, and some might call it overdone. But if you like ripeness and a rowdy mix of body, tannins and acidity, this is it. — M.S. (11/1/2007)

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