Telmo Rodríguez Pegaso Granito 2019
Telmo Rodríguez
Telmo Rodríguez's work in the Sierra de Gredos has been instrumental in reviving old-vine Garnacha from mountain plots above 1,000 meters. The granite soils — and the snowmelt that courses through them — give Pegaso a crystalline purity that separates it from warmer-climate Garnacha. This is a wine defined by its water source as much as its grape.
Nose
Lifted floral aromas of violet and wild rose, joined by bright cherry and a stony, granitic minerality. A faint herbal undertone adds complexity.
Palate
Tensile and focused, with red cherry and berry flavors stretched over a taut mineral frame. Fine-grained tannins carry hints of green herb and cedar without heaviness. The wine feels like it was shaped by altitude and granite — lean, precise, alive.
Finish
Long and mineral-driven, with lingering cherry and a cooling mint note.
- Varietal
- Garnacha
- Blend
- 100% Garnacha
- Vineyards
- Old bush vines on granite soils, Sierra de Gredos, 1,000+ meters elevation
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
Food Pairing
Roast leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic, served with white bean purée
From ancient Garnacha bush vines planted on granite at over 1,000 meters in Spain's Sierra de Gredos, Telmo Rodríguez coaxes a Burgundian transparency from one of Iberia's most extreme terroirs.
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