The only wine currently produced in Ribera del Duero by Telmo Rodriguez is the Matallana. It is a blend of nine vineyards in five villages - inspired by the old Vega Sicilia wines and the wines of Gerard Chave in Hermitage, where he used to make a blend of soils. It is a traditional blend of Tempranillo with about 15% other grapes - Valenciano (Bobal), Navarro (Garnacha) and white Albillo - from different soils in five different villages, Sotillo de la Ribera, Roa, Fuentecen, Fuentemolinos and Pardilla. It fermented in oak and stainless steel barrels with native yeasts and aged for 14 months in French oak barrels of various ages. 2016 was also a great year with great freshness. It is a traditional red wine with elegant rusticity and subtle aromas, which has already acquired some tertiary notes, integrated oak and a medium to full-bodied taste with fine-grained tannins, fine but still recognizable as Ribera del Duero.
