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Dolio, Ribeira Sacra 2020

Telmo Rodriguez

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Tasting Notes

The second vintage of the red blend produced for La Place de Bordeaux, the 2020 Dolio was produced with grapes from their best terroirs, Carballocobo (Mencía and Garnacha Tintorera) and Cortezada (Brancellao, Merenzao and Caíño), and in this second vintage, it has more ancestral varieties (mostly Brancellao and Merenzao) and less Mencía. Some full clusters and uncrushed grapes were foot trodden and fermented in a tronconic oak vat with indigenous yeasts and matured in 225-liter barrels and 2,000-liter foudres for 21 months. It's ripe at 14% alcohol, with a pH of 3.5 and 5.6 grams of acidity. It's clean and focused, with a modern feeling to it, with integrated oak and a sleek palate with fine tannins. 6,658 bottles were filled in April 2024.

Score: 94

Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 September 2024

Medium intensity ruby red colour, floral rose bud, raspberry leaf, red cherry, dried herbs, black tea, lemongrass, intense and fragrant, a wine that appeals to lovers of intense flavours, a foodie wine because it is about texture and contrast, rather than being layered with sweet oak. Extremely juicy on the finish, mouthwatering and extremely drinkable, joyful, crammed with flavour and interest. Can be drunk soon, or will have a good ten years ageing in it. Just the second vintage on the Place de Bordeaux, and already it feels like it has found its place. A clear win for me. Granite, schist soils, native yeast fermentation in 500l barrels with stems, vineyards ranging from 200-600m in altitude. Just 6,668 bottles produced by winemaker Fernando Gonzalez Riveiro. I have tasted this a few times over the summer in different situations, and each time the biggest takeaway is that it is full of character and life, and is one that you will enjoy sharing with friends.

Score: 96

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2025-2038 29 August 2024