Remelluri Rioja Lindes Rivas de Tereso 2021

This emerges from a fascinating project done by Telmo Rodrguez and Pablo Eguzkiza where they focus on specific villages, zones and elevations in the quite large and varied landscape that is Rioja. This particular bottling comes from tiny town of San Vicente de la Sonsierra with just 30 inhabitants. It is located on the left bank of the Ebro River in the high Rioja Alta subzone. Viñedos de Rivas de Tereso consists of 4.9ha of old vineyards set high above the Ebro Valley, with a high amount of old vine Garnacha (38%) in addition to the Tempranillo (57%) and other varietals. The nose opens with cherries, concentrated raspberries, boysenberry. and a light dried floral tone. On the palate there is a deep core of black fruits with some lifted floral and just there earth notes. This is so very well done. - D&M TASTING NOTES (MK, 04/2026)

IMPORTER NOTES:

OVERVIEW: “Lindes de Remelluri (Borders of Remelluri) is the result of a visionary and broadly representative social initiative at Remelluri to emphasize the identity and prestige of the village-specific wines of Rioja. Lindes de Remelluri is a social and economic project rooted in collaboration with trusted grower-partners from villages near the Granja Remelluri property with the goal of improving their surroundings and communities by encouraging consumers to ask one question: Where does your Rioja wine come from? With Lindes de Remelluri, Telmo Rodríguez seeks to evolve the dialogue regarding the future of the Rioja region from one of aging methods, grape varieties, and blends (wines made in the cellar) to a conversation focused on villages, sites, terroir, and responsible economic and ecological vineyard stewardship (wines made in the vineyard). The growers for Lindes utilize ancestral farming techniques, which include organic, biodynamic, and regenerative vineyard practices.”

VINIFICATION – “In the cellar, rather than using winemaking and technique to transform the wines, they aim for consistency across the range to guide each expression to reach the full potential of the place. Telmo describes the Lindes winemaking as a “winery in the back, village in the front.” Grapes for Lindes are hand-harvested in small crates and spontaneously fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel. The wine undergoes spontaneous malolactic fermentation and is aged 12 months in oak barrels of various provenance, size, and age.”