Yjar - Telmo Rodriguez 2018
Yjar is a wine produced by winemaker Telmo Rodriguez from some of the finest plots of old vines in Remelluri. Remelluri (full name Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri) is located in Labastida in the Rioja Alavesa region of Spain . The estate was founded by monks in the 14th century. The vineyards changed hands many times before being purchased by Jaime Rodríguez in 1967. In 2010 his children, Amaia and Telmo Rodríguez took over the estate. While the estate has always avoided chemical inputs, organic certification was obtained in 2010.
2018 is Yjar's second vintage , it is extremely limited with 5,988 bottles produced. It comes from a single 3.8-hectare vineyard in the limestone foothills of the Sierra de Toloño in Rioja Alavesa. It is made from a mass selection of Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha, Granegro and Rojal . Most of the wine is aged in barrels .
Grapes: Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha, Granegro, Rojal
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