This is one of Spain's greatest and most famous white wines. Initially focused, precise and linear, it possesses the potential to broaden out to gorgeous complexity: suggesting quince, apricot, fresh herbs, wet stones, woodsmoke, struck flint and a plethora of other nuances. It can improve over at least 7-9 years from vintage. Quintessential Galician, Emilio Rojo, having trained and worked as an engineer, returned to his homeland and in 1987, began the process of restoring and reviving a small (1.2 hectare), family vineyard plot in the Avia Valley. This cool yet sheltered, east-facing, slow-ripening site is planted mostly with Treixadura, and some Godello, Lado and Louriera, and has a track record of making wine of sublime freshness, texture and complexity.
Emilio Rojo
Emilio Rojo
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Winemaking
Each vine handpicked, undergoes cold soak, then microvinified in small batches, sometimes less than 100 L. Emilio meticulously blends varietals from diverse deposits to craft the ideal yearly blend, epitomizing artisan winemaking.
Press Review
95/100 - The 2020 Emilio Rojo was produced from the Emilio Rojo vineyard by the Viña Mein/Carraovejas team and is a blend of the multiple varieties (Treixadura, Albariño, Loureira, Torrontés, Godello, Lado, Caíño Blanco...) that he planted in his 1.2 hectares of terraced vines. Farming has been transformed to organic, which was a struggle (this was the first year and yields dropped dramatically), but they are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and believe the 2023 harvest is their best so far, when they will go back to the approximately 5,000-bottle mark. In 2020, the grapes were picked the 29th of August and the 7th of September, the clusters were pressed and the juice let to settle and fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and a 700-liter concrete egg, where the wine matured for one year. (They started to use the egg by chance that year and liked it very much, so they have used ever since.) It has 12% alcohol and mellow acidity, reflecting a warm and healthy harvest. The nose is phenomenal, detailed, nuanced and elegant with notes of moss and wet stones, and the seamless palate has pungent flavors and great length and persistence. Drink 2024-2029
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Product Specification
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ColourWhite
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CountrySpain
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RegionRibeiro
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StyleMedium Bodied
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ClosureNatural Cork
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SKUK2056120
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Alcohol %12%
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GrapeTreixadura
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Unit Volume75cl
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VegetarianYes