Matallana – Telmo Rodriguez: Matallana 2020

Matallana – Telmo Rodriguez: Matallana 2020

ØKOLOGISK

Trækasse

Til vinbonden

98–100
100
2
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Valenciana, Albillo, Forskellige
5
rød, tør
14,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2026–2056
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK
9
frugt-orienteret
voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
3
Lobenberg: 98–100/100
Parker: 96/100
Jane Anson: 96/100
Decanter: 95/20
Colin Hay: 95/100
Suckling: 95/100
6
Spanien, Ribera del Duero
7
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Matallana 2020

98–100
/100

En ekstremt elegant årgang 2020, og det er sådan, Matallanas næse præsenterer sig: berømt fin. Sorte kirsebær, lidt trækul bagved, fine spor af mynte og eukalyptus, men ultrapoleret. Minder slet ikke om sød Ribera. Den minder snarere om Rioja i næsen. Amarenakirsebær, modne blommer, søde figner og dyb, krydret sort medicinsk jord dukker først op på andendagen med masser af luft; vinen har brug for meget luft i sin oprindeligt alt for elegante lukkethed! Dette efterfølges af en mundfuld, der bliver svær at slå med hensyn til ligefremhed, med masser af luft igen med denne erotisk søde figen og Amarena-kirsebær. Wow, sikke en ultra-krydret sort-peberagtig sort kirsebærdefinition med kridt og den berømte sødme! Erotisk og ekstremt hedonistisk, lækker, overvældende. Vinens sider i munden er super tydeligt markeret, man ved med det samme, hvor op, ned, venstre og højre er. Det hele ledsages af en ekstremt stenet, salt mineralitet, sort peber, mynte og sød eukalyptus. Så sort og rig og erotisk overdådig, og samtidig så ultrafin, så sød og på samme tid fuld af finesse! Med mere luft udvikler vinen også rød frugt, fra surkirsebær til hindbær og søde modne sorte kirsebær, endda søde morbær og til sidst endda ribs med den ultimative friskhed. For Ribera del Duero har Matallana en helt egen dimension for mig i denne vellystige, fyldige, erotisk bløde, ultraslanke og friske finesse. Modsætninger, der næsten virker uforenelige. Men vinen er så superpoleret. Denne strålende friskhed er næsten umulig at tilskrive Ribera del Duero-regionen. Eller er den? Dominio del Aguila og Pingus sender deres hilsener! En intens blockbuster med superfinesse. Vinen er absolut i toppen af regionen, sammen med et par andre produkter, og er ikke langt efter den uberørte Dominio del Aguila og den mere moderne Pingus! Et suverænt mesterværk med ekstremt behersket, perfekt brug af træ! 98-100/100

96
/100

Parker om: Matallana

There is a change in the 2020 Matallana, as they have included Jean-Guillaume Prats (ex-Cos d'Estournel, ex-Lafite...) in the Ribera del Duero project, and the wine is going to be sold for the first time with this vintage through the négociant system of La Place de Bordeaux. The grapes from the five villages (mentioned but then crossed out on the label) were picked between the sixth and 18th of October and fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and oak vats. The wine matured in French oak barrels for 14 months. This is a little riper than the 2019 I tasted next to it, despite both being 14.5% alcohol (at least on the label). It follows the path of seriousness and austerity of the last few vintages and has a very calcareous mouthfeel with chalky tannins that lift up the finish. 19,624 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2022. 96/100

96
/100

Jane Anson om: Matallana

First time on the Place, from Vinedos de Matallana, care of the iconic winemaking partnership between Telmo Rodriguez and Pablo Eguzkiza, produced with fruit from plots across Burgos. The pair's signature mix of intensity and concentration playing against delicacy and reserved power is fully on dispay, a combination that should be imposible to achieve in the heat of Ribera del Duero. It's earthy, in the sense that it feels hewn from rocks that give a feeling of slate, granite, steely tannic hold, fine but intense, all of which melts into fragrant gunsmoke, oyster shell, lemon rind, raspberry, pomegranate and red cherry fruits. The flavours are toasted and yet cooling, a wine of contasts and texture, and utterly compelling. Powerful yet the barest lightness of being. Begs you to find out more. Lucky us that these wines are going through the Place, bringing them to wider attention. 96/100

95
/20

Decanter om: Matallana

A brand new wine to the Place de Bordeaux this year and the first wine from Ribera del Duero via a collaboration between Telmo Rodriguez and Pablo Eguzkia (also of Yjar on the Place). A field blend of massal-selection grapes - Tinto Fino, Navarro, Valenciano, Albillo 'and others' are chosen from 11 vineyards across five villages with different soils and landscapes totalling 21.5 hectares. This is softly floral on the nose with bright red berry notes. Taught and direct, this doesn't deviate too much from the centre of the palate - the spiced, tobacco-laced black fruit and clear mineral wet stone, graphite and pencil lead all in one line from start to finish, tangy and a little constricted. Feels well worked no doubt, smooth and defined, just not so expansive and wide at this point. Coiled and knitted with tons of liquorice and savouriness on the finish. A real balancing act of complexity and flavour layering with underlying power and promise of great things to come. Ageing 14 months in French oak barrels. Interestingly, the label features a series of redacted, blacked-out lines covering vineyard names as regulations prevent the naming of such. 95/100

Smagsnotat
95
/100

Colin Hay om: Matallana

This could easily become something of a cult wine. A new release on la place – the first from Ribera Del Duero and unlikely to be the last – from the extremely talented Telmo Rodriguez (here working with Pablo Eguzkiza). Lovely grippy chalky tannins. Dried raisins. Figs. Dark berry fruit too and a little hint of raspberry puree. This will need time for the tannins to soften, but it has impressive aging potential. 95/100

95
/100

Suckling om: Matallana

A very elegant and complex red with super fine tannins that show a chalky and subtle white pepper character. Medium body. Fine integrated tannins which are creamy. Yet they are chewy and very typical for the region. So attractive now but this is built to age beautifully. A very refined wine for Ribera del Duero. Drinkable now, but better in three or four years. 95/100

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Matallana – Telmo Rodriguez

Den baskiske Irun-borger Telmo Rodriguez begyndte sin stejle opstigen til at blive den mest alsidige, travle og måske bedste spanske vinproducent som en "ung vildmand" og "vinrevolutionær" i begyndelsen af 1990'erne.

Matallana 2020