Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil Mencia 2013

Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil Mencia 2013

Soft, supple and silky on the palate, Telmo’s Gaba do Xil Mencia shows a combination of stemmy greenness with dark fruit ripeness. Very distinctive in style, with an intriguing contrast of floral and meaty scents.

Made from 100% Mencia, Gaba do Xil comes from Telmo Rodriguez's most recent project in Valdeorras, and is named for the river "Sil" that runs through the region. Valdeorras was the first region he visited at the beginning of the 1990s, when his company was just getting started. After visiting several local towns, he came away greatly impressed, especially after meeting a grower who still pruned his vines using methods from the Middle Ages. Telmo is convinced that the meeting with the grower was the catalyst to them working in the region.