2018 Remelluri Blanco Magnum
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | |
| Appellation | Rioja (Appellation) |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Grape | , , , , Roussane, , |
| Content (Alc) | 1.5 ltr (14%) |
| Drink window | 2024 - 2032 |
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From the brilliant winemaker Telmo Rodriguez, this Remelluri Blanco is a blend of Chardonnay, Garnacha Blanca, Moscatell, Marsanne, Roussane, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier which has been matured for 14 months on French oak. Parker sees this top wine as a reference for white Riojas. White wine for keeping. Only a small amount of bottles of Remelluri are ever made and are issued per allocation.
The Remelluri Blanco magnums are always released (much) later by Remelluri because Telmo thinks his wines are drunk too young, so with our allocation of the 2021 vintage in 0.75 liter bottles we also got some magnums from the 2017 and 2018 vintages. The magnums were allowed to age quietly in the Remelluri cellar and this 1.5 liter magnum is packed in a beautiful wooden box (OWC/1)
The 2018 Blanco is Remelluri's best white wine to date. It is a powerful, characterful and elegant wine, with maturity and concentration, combined with very good freshness. This unusual white wine is produced from a blend of grapes, trying to blur the varietal profile; it fermented with indigenous yeasts in tanks and small oak barrels and matured in used barriques, foudres and concrete. The wine has Mediterranean notes of hay and straw, but is powerful and serious, more like an austere Hermitage with a super-chalky palate and a very tasty, almost salty finish. It has great finesse, with power and the freshness of the high-altitude vineyards and the cool year. 13,100 bottles were produced.
FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Appellation | Rioja (Appellation) |
| Winery | Remelluri |
| Grape | Chardonnay, Garnacha, Marsanne, Muscat, Roussane, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Drinking as of | 2024 |
| Drinking till | 2032 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 1.5 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| James Suckling rating | 98 |
| Tasting Profiles | Droog, Fris, Fruitig, Wit fruit |
| Drink moments | Borrelen, Met vrienden, Summer party, Terras, Voor alledag |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 95
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$100
The 2018 Blanco has to be the finest white from Remelluri so far. It's powerful, characterful and elegant, with ripeness and concentration coupled with very good freshness. This unusual white was produced with a mélange of grapes, trying to erase the varietal profile; it fermented with indigenous yeasts in tank and small oak vats and matured in used barriques, foudres and concrete. It has Mediterranean notes of hay and straw, but it's powerful and serious, more like an austere Hermitage with a super-chalky palate and a very tasty, almost salty finish. It has great finesse, with power and the freshness from the high-altitude vineyards and the cool year. 13,100 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2020.
There is a new wine produced at Remelluri that will be sold at the Place de Bordeaux through the négociants in September 2021. But they will not sell it under the Remelluri name.
There have been gradual changes in the wines from Remelluri since Telmo and Pablo Eguzkiza returned there in 2010. The new wines come from the 2020 harvest when they reduced quantities tremendously. They probably did less than 200,000 kilos of grapes in 2020; they had done up to 400,000 kilos in the past. There are only two reds and one white, plus the Yjar sold through the Bordeaux négociant system that I tasted in late January 2024. These are completely different from the wines produced in the past, and they don't have anything in common with the Lindes project. The two new reds, a first and a second wine are still unnamed, and the release date has not yet been decided.
Published: Feb 29, 2024
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James Suckling
GRANJA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE REMELLURI RIOJA BLANCO 2018
Thursday, February 3, 2022
CountrySpain
RegionLa Rioja
Vintage2018
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98
This is a fantastic white with tightness and freshness and such bright acidity. Sliced apple, pear, pineapple and lilac. Full-bodied yet tight and so fresh, Goes on for minutes. Great length. Precise and transparent. From organically grown grapes. Want to drink it now, but it’s one of the cellar.
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With Remelluri, Telmo Rodriguez is putting the Rioja on the map as a producer of original terroir wines. Long before the Rodriguez family settled on Remelluri, wine was already being made on the estate. As early as the 14th century, the monks here made wine from grapes from the surrounding vineyards. In 1967, the house came into the hands of Jaime Rodriguez, the father of pioneer and idiosyncratic winemaker Telmo Rodriguez. Jaime immediately makes radical changes. For example, he decided to only make wine from grapes from his own vineyards, which was exceptional in the Rioja at the time. We also strive to cultivate the vineyards as naturally as possible, in order to preserve the special character of the vineyards as much as possible. In 2010, the vineyards were officially certified organic under the leadership of Telmo.
In the early 1990s, Telmo joined the company. The story goes that his father wants to keep the production of the red wines for himself, so Telmo comes up with the beautiful white Remelluri Blanco. After several years of making wine in other parts of Spain, Telmo returned to Remelluri in 2010, where he took up winemaking together with his sister Amaya. As a great advocate of terroir wines, he has a clear opinion about the wines of the Rioja. Because winemakers often buy most of the grapes from grape growers, they have lost the connection with the vineyards and the terroir, he believes. In addition, the low prices of the grapes have caused winegrowers to neglect or even grub up the more challenging vineyards, often the older, high-altitude plots. With the wines of Remelluri, Telmo wants to show that the Rioja has many different terroirs that can be beautifully expressed in the wines.
From the brilliant winemaker Telmo Rodriguez, this Remelluri Blanco is a blend of Chardonnay, Garnacha Blanca, Moscatell, Marsanne, Roussane, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier which has been matured for 14 months on French oak. Parker sees this top wine as a reference for white Riojas. White wine for keeping. Only a small amount of bottles of Remelluri are ever made and are issued per allocation.
The Remelluri Blanco magnums are always released (much) later by Remelluri because Telmo thinks his wines are drunk too young, so with our allocation of the 2021 vintage in 0.75 liter bottles we also got some magnums from the 2017 and 2018 vintages. The magnums were allowed to age quietly in the Remelluri cellar and this 1.5 liter magnum is packed in a beautiful wooden box (OWC/1)
The 2018 Blanco is Remelluri's best white wine to date. It is a powerful, characterful and elegant wine, with maturity and concentration, combined with very good freshness. This unusual white wine is produced from a blend of grapes, trying to blur the varietal profile; it fermented with indigenous yeasts in tanks and small oak barrels and matured in used barriques, foudres and concrete. The wine has Mediterranean notes of hay and straw, but is powerful and serious, more like an austere Hermitage with a super-chalky palate and a very tasty, almost salty finish. It has great finesse, with power and the freshness of the high-altitude vineyards and the cool year. 13,100 bottles were produced.
FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Appellation | Rioja (Appellation) |
| Winery | Remelluri |
| Grape | Chardonnay, Garnacha, Marsanne, Muscat, Roussane, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Drinking as of | 2024 |
| Drinking till | 2032 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 1.5 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| James Suckling rating | 98 |
| Tasting Profiles | Droog, Fris, Fruitig, Wit fruit |
| Drink moments | Borrelen, Met vrienden, Summer party, Terras, Voor alledag |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 95
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$100
The 2018 Blanco has to be the finest white from Remelluri so far. It's powerful, characterful and elegant, with ripeness and concentration coupled with very good freshness. This unusual white was produced with a mélange of grapes, trying to erase the varietal profile; it fermented with indigenous yeasts in tank and small oak vats and matured in used barriques, foudres and concrete. It has Mediterranean notes of hay and straw, but it's powerful and serious, more like an austere Hermitage with a super-chalky palate and a very tasty, almost salty finish. It has great finesse, with power and the freshness from the high-altitude vineyards and the cool year. 13,100 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2020.
There is a new wine produced at Remelluri that will be sold at the Place de Bordeaux through the négociants in September 2021. But they will not sell it under the Remelluri name.
There have been gradual changes in the wines from Remelluri since Telmo and Pablo Eguzkiza returned there in 2010. The new wines come from the 2020 harvest when they reduced quantities tremendously. They probably did less than 200,000 kilos of grapes in 2020; they had done up to 400,000 kilos in the past. There are only two reds and one white, plus the Yjar sold through the Bordeaux négociant system that I tasted in late January 2024. These are completely different from the wines produced in the past, and they don't have anything in common with the Lindes project. The two new reds, a first and a second wine are still unnamed, and the release date has not yet been decided.
Published: Feb 29, 2024
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
James Suckling
GRANJA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE REMELLURI RIOJA BLANCO 2018
Thursday, February 3, 2022
CountrySpain
RegionLa Rioja
Vintage2018
CHECK PRICE
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Score
98
This is a fantastic white with tightness and freshness and such bright acidity. Sliced apple, pear, pineapple and lilac. Full-bodied yet tight and so fresh, Goes on for minutes. Great length. Precise and transparent. From organically grown grapes. Want to drink it now, but it’s one of the cellar.
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With Remelluri, Telmo Rodriguez is putting the Rioja on the map as a producer of original terroir wines. Long before the Rodriguez family settled on Remelluri, wine was already being made on the estate. As early as the 14th century, the monks here made wine from grapes from the surrounding vineyards. In 1967, the house came into the hands of Jaime Rodriguez, the father of pioneer and idiosyncratic winemaker Telmo Rodriguez. Jaime immediately makes radical changes. For example, he decided to only make wine from grapes from his own vineyards, which was exceptional in the Rioja at the time. We also strive to cultivate the vineyards as naturally as possible, in order to preserve the special character of the vineyards as much as possible. In 2010, the vineyards were officially certified organic under the leadership of Telmo.
In the early 1990s, Telmo joined the company. The story goes that his father wants to keep the production of the red wines for himself, so Telmo comes up with the beautiful white Remelluri Blanco. After several years of making wine in other parts of Spain, Telmo returned to Remelluri in 2010, where he took up winemaking together with his sister Amaya. As a great advocate of terroir wines, he has a clear opinion about the wines of the Rioja. Because winemakers often buy most of the grapes from grape growers, they have lost the connection with the vineyards and the terroir, he believes. In addition, the low prices of the grapes have caused winegrowers to neglect or even grub up the more challenging vineyards, often the older, high-altitude plots. With the wines of Remelluri, Telmo wants to show that the Rioja has many different terroirs that can be beautifully expressed in the wines.