Telmo Rodriguez and Pablo Eguzkiza know each other from their studies in oenology at the University of Bordeaux. Telmo then worked for several years at Cos d'Estournel, Petit Village and Gérard Chave, among others. Pablo Eguzkiza worked under Jean Claude Berruet and was partly responsible for Petrus' wine. After various wanderings, they both returned to Spain and started the company Compañia de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez, dedicated to the production of quality wines in Spain. This company has now grown into one of the most renowned manufacturers in all of Spain. The Molino Real is one of the very best dessert wines in Spain (and considering the price, we dare to say that this wine is a pittance compared to its French counterparts). The grapes are hand-picked after which they are aged in small wooden barrels for at least 20 months. This Molino Real is golden yellow in the glass. In the nose we smell notes of honey and ripe pear. The taste is tropical fruit, soft herbs and very subtle, beautifully interwoven wood tones. The wine is beautifully sweet but also fresh and this makes a dessert wine really good, so we completely understand why this wine always gets very high ratings. This wine was not released until mid-2024. FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount. We are almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address Telmo Rodriguez: Winemaker Telmo Rodriguez is labeled as one of the young lions of the Spanish wine industry. He studied at the University of Bordeaux and later in the Rhône with the famous August Clape. He was the winemaker at La Granja Senora De Remelluri, his father's bodega in Rioja. He left there to become what some would call a flying winemaker. However, Telmo prefers to call itself 'driving winemaker'. he lives in Madrid and drives to the areas where he makes wine. In a short time, his wines have found a place on the international playing field. One example: in Tom Stevenson's Wine Report 2008, Telmo is included among the best 10 producers from Spain. Characteristic of Telmo is that he chooses native grape varieties, which are also pruned in a native way. This means that he only works with 'bush vines' or vines that are not guided along wires but grow as an independent shrub. The bushes are also further apart than with wire guidance. This has two advantages in warm Spain: every shrub finds sufficient moisture, even in dry vintages, and the bunches hang in the shade of their own leaves, so that they are less 'stewed'. Telmo likes to work with old sticks, so that the roots are deep to find moisture. It also benefits the quality of the grapes. Old vines give a lower yield, but are of high quality and complexity. Although not formally certified, Telmo works organically: it does not use artificial fertilizers or insecticides/pesticides. In 2002, Telmo Rodriguez, the affable Spanish superstar, acquired several hectares of very old terraced vineyards in the hills of Valdeorras in Galicia, in the far northwest of Spain. The grapes planted here are the white Godello and the red Mencia. They are local varieties that feel particularly at home here in this relatively cool and humid climate and, if properly cared for, can produce particularly fascinating and beautiful wines. In the first few years, we worked hard to restore the somewhat dilapidated vineyards to good condition. The entire harvests were sold to the local cooperative. The 2004 harvest was the actual introduction for the Godello and Telmo waited even two years longer with the red Mencia. The wines owe their name to the Xil River that meanders through the vineyards here. Both wines are remarkably successful. The relatively cool climate produces two particularly elegant, aromatic and refined wines