Telmo Rodriguez and Pablo Eguzkiza know each other from their oenology studies 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 jointly responsible for the wine of Petrus. After several wanderings, they both returned to Spain and started the company Compañia de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez, dedicated to the production of quality wines in Spain. In the meantime, this company has grown into one of the most renowned producers 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 for at least 20 months in small wooden barrels. In the glass, this Molino Real is golden yellow. In the nose we smell notes of honey and ripe pear. In the taste tropical fruit, soft herbs and very subtle, beautifully interwoven wood tones. The wine is nicely sweet but also fresh and this makes a dessert wine really good, so we fully understand that this wine always gets very high reviews. This wine was not released until mid-2023. FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount. We are almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking space. 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 of 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 a 'driving winemaker'. he lives in Madrid and drives his car 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 top 10 producers from Spain. A characteristic of Telmo is that it chooses indigenous grape varieties, which are also pruned in an indigenous way. This means that it only works with 'bush vines' or vines that are not guided along wires, but grow as independent shrubs. 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 clusters hang in the shade of their own leaves, so that they are less 'stewed'. Telmo likes to work with old canes, so that the roots are deep to find moisture. It also benefits the quality of the grapes. Old sticks 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 the year 2002, Telmo Rodriguez, the likeable 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. These are local varieties that feel particularly at home here in this relatively cool and humid climate and, if well cared for, can produce particularly fascinating and beautiful wines. In the first years, hard work was done 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 with the red Mencia Telmo waited even two years longer. The wines owe their name to the river Xil that meanders through the vineyards here. Both wines are remarkably successful. The relatively cool climate produces two particularly elegant, aromatic and refined wines