Al-Muvedre 2024 is a wine with a Mediterranean soul, a red from the D.O. Alicante produced by the Compañía de Vinos de Telmo Rodríguez using monastrell grapes sourced from vineyards located in the villages of Monóvar and Villena, on calcareous sandy-loam soils. Expressive and luminous.
Al Muvedre was the journey of the Telmo Rodríguez Company to Levante, the cradle of the monastrell variety. As a result of this venture, Al-Muvedre 2024 is an honest, simple but lively and luminous wine. A tribute to the wine made “in the times of the traders,” with that very southern expression of the vineyards located in the towns of Monóvar and Villena, cultivated with traditional agriculture and goblet pruning.
Currently, the winery Cía. Telmo Rodríguez is led by Telmo Rodríguez together with his friend and partner Pablo Eguzquiza. Telmo, far from settling in the family winery, decided to train in Bordeaux and create his own company. There, he produces wines from native varieties in different original areas of the Spanish geography: Rioja, Rueda, Cigales, Toro, Ribera del Duero, Alicante... One of the premises of the Compañía de Vinos is to focus especially on the recovery of forgotten vineyards.
Al-Muvedre 2024 undergoes a fermentation process with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and cement tanks for approximately 6 to 8 months. The result of all these processes is a simple but different wine, structured and flavorful. It is ideal to accompany various appetizers such as acorn-fed Iberian ham, white meats, and seasoned salads.
Serving temperature
Type of bottle
Bordeaux Bottle
Capacity (cl)
75
Al Muvedre was the journey of the Telmo Rodríguez Company to Levante, the cradle of the monastrell variety. As a result of this venture, Al-Muvedre 2024 is an honest, simple but lively and luminous wine. A tribute to the wine made “in the times of the traders,” with that very southern expression of the vineyards located in the towns of Monóvar and Villena, cultivated with traditional agriculture and goblet pruning.
Currently, the winery Cía. Telmo Rodríguez is led by Telmo Rodríguez together with his friend and partner Pablo Eguzquiza. Telmo, far from settling in the family winery, decided to train in Bordeaux and create his own company. There, he produces wines from native varieties in different original areas of the Spanish geography: Rioja, Rueda, Cigales, Toro, Ribera del Duero, Alicante... One of the premises of the Compañía de Vinos is to focus especially on the recovery of forgotten vineyards.
Al-Muvedre 2024 undergoes a fermentation process with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and cement tanks for approximately 6 to 8 months. The result of all these processes is a simple but different wine, structured and flavorful. It is ideal to accompany various appetizers such as acorn-fed Iberian ham, white meats, and seasoned salads.
The winery of the Compañía de Telmo Rodríguez is located on a beautiful estate in Rioja Alavesa called Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri, in the municipal district of Labastida. An estate with a rich history. It has evolved from being part of a medieval settlement in the 10th century to a farm run by Hieronymite monks in the 14th century. However, it was in 1968 when a couple, Jaime Rodríguez and Amaya Hernandorena, acquired the estate. During this period, they opted for a more modern and fruit-forward style of wine, quite different from the classic Rioja of the time.
Today, the estate is managed by the second generation, led by the couple's son, Telmo Rodríguez, who, far from settling into the family winery, decided to study and train in Bordeaux and establish his own brand. With it, he produces wines from indigenous varieties in various unique regions of Spain's geography: Rioja, Rueda, Cigales, Toro, Ribera del Duero, Alicante… to name a few. Another of the proposals of the Compañía de Vinos Telmo Rodríguez is to focus particularly on the recovery of forgotten vineyards.
Telmo Rodríguez, together with his friend and partner, Pablo Eguzquiza, has been working the vineyard since 1992. During this time, they have produced special terroir-driven wines that manage to express a modern and natural character from historical vineyards. One of Telmo Rodríguez's guiding principles is to preserve and care for the taste of the region because, according to the winemaker, it had been lost over the past decades: “poor viticulture loses the taste of the place.”
