Der neue Spiztenwein von Kultwinzer und Ausnahmetalent Telmo Rodriguez - und wir haben ihn! Seine Nase steigt anmutig aus dem Glas mit einer komplexen, duftenden und harmonische Vorstellung von schwarzen Himbeeren, Feigen, würzigen Noten von Sternanis Anis, Nelken und grünem Pfeffer, mit einem Kern aus warmen roten und schwarzen Johannisbeeren und einem Hauch von dunkler Schokolade. Reichhaltiger, intensiver Wein mit mittlerem bis vollem Körper und runden, geschichteten, seidigen Tanninen. Die ausgefeilte Textur und frische Intensität vibriert, sehr langer Abgang. James Suckling gibt 97 / 100 Punkten und schreibt: "Very ripe red with plums, figs, dark chocolate, walnuts and cloves. Full-bodied with round and layered tannins that show ripeness and intensity. Fruit-forward, but formed and powerful. Plush and high-toned. Savory finish. From 3.8 hectares of vineyards. It’s a field blend of tempranillo, graciano, garnacha, granegro and rojal. Shows the ripeness of the vintage with structure and freshness. Crazy wine. Outstanding first bottling of this wine, with global distribution only through negociations in Bordeaux. Better after 2025." - Parker gibt 96 / 100 Punkten und schreibt: "The new top-of-the-range is the 2017 Yjar, a difficult name in most languages, selected because the property used to be managed by the Duque de Híjar—this is just a different spelling. It's a red produced with Tempranillo and a significant amount of Garnacha grapes from selected soils from Remelluri. It's a wine that transcends the vintage, with spicy notes, a complex and changing nose, really harmonious, serious, with super sleek tannins, seamless with a polished mouthfeel with a chalky finish. This is a separate project and with a different style from Remelluri (closer, perhaps, to the style of the personal wines from Telmo Rodríguez. It's a wine that will be sold through the Place de Bordeaux, the result of their understanding of the soils from the property, something they knew empirically but for which they now have a more scientific explanation. It feels younger and less developed than the classical wines from Remelluri. It matured mostly in foudre, and there is no trace of oak; the wine feels very young, clean and modern. It's a great effort for a challenging year. It should develop nicely in bottle. 7,000 bottles produced."