Pago de Los Capellanes’ 2008 Joven Roble is composed of 80% Tempranillo with the balance Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It displays an enticing nose of spice box, mineral, violets, and black cherry. On the palate it has plenty of flavor, good concentration, and a lengthy finish. It can be approached now but has the stuffing to evolve for 1-2 years. Drink it through 2018. Importer: Antalva Imports, Los Angeles, CA; tel. (310) 695-6260

Smells like a dog badly in need of a bath, and alongside those funky aromas there’s berry fruit and bubblegum. The palate is forceful and sort of heavy and tannic, with herbal, semitart plum flavors. Bright and lively, but unsophisticated, with poor aromas.——M.S.(2/1/2010)—— 82