Emilio Rojo, Ribeiro, Spain, 2015

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Tasted by: Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW, Sarah Jane Evans MW, Beth Willard
(at Decanter's March 2018 issue Galician Whites Panel Tasting, 20 Nov 2017)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2024
Emilio Rojo left his engineering job at Siemens to pursue winemaking back in his native Galicia in 1987. He farms 4,200 vines on just 1.5ha of steep, north-facing vineyards around the town of Ibedo and limits bunches to about six per vine to boost concentration. The wine is 75% Treixadura blended with small amounts of Loureiro, Albariño, Lado, Torrontés and Godello. Only 5,000 bottles are made each year. Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW: A wonder of discretion and personality – an impossible complexity and an unusual pleasure. This is a unique, distinctive wine that sings of its origin. Great! Sarah Jane Evans MW: Vivid and fresh, with ripples of pure, zesty passion fruit acidity. Lively, long and characterful. Quite unique. Beth Willard: Lively saline nose leading to a fleshy concentrated palate lifted by exuberant acidity. White pepper and sherbet finish. Elegant.
Emilio Rojo, Ribeiro 2015
Producer
Emilio Rojo
Vintage
2015
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Spain
Region
Ribeiro
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
13.00%
Body
Medium
Grapes
10% Loureiro
75% Treixadura