Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This has blood oranges, dried herbs, hibiscus and dried berries on the nose. The palate is tightly wound, with a precise balance between fruit freshness and acidity. It has a fresh, saline profile that is very attractive. Long maceration. Drink or hold.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2023 Telescópico Garnacha · Garnacha Peluda · Mazuela is a blend from different vineyards in the villages of Alpartir, Inogés and Morata, on different soils and even the grapes from younger vines from the El Jardín de las Iguales. It was fermented by vineyard and, if possible, aged separately in 500-liter barrels and foudres and before being blended. Today, the oak is a little more marked, spicy and with a lactic twist. From last year, they changed the style to something lighter but with more seriousness, textured and with fine tannins. It has a contained 13.3% alcohol. They aim for weightless wines but with structure here. The 2023s are quite drinkable.
Rating: 94+
Spanish red wine is known for being bold, heady, rustic and age-worthy, Spain is truly a one-of-a-kind wine-producing nation. A great majority of the country is hot, arid and drought-ridden, and since irrigation has only been recently introduced and (controversially) accepted, viticulture has sustained—and flourished—only through a great understanding of Spain’s particular conditions. Large spacing between vines allows each enough resources to survive and as a result, the country has the most acreage under vine compared to any other country, but is usually third in production.
Of the Spanish red wines, the most planted and respected grape variety is Tempranillo, the star of Spain’s Rioja and Ribera del Duero regions. Priorat specializes in bold red blends, Jumilla has gained global recognition for its single varietal Monastrell and Utiel-Requena has garnered recent attention for its reds made of Bobal.