The 2012 Barbazul is the high-volume wine here, with some 400,000 bottles produced in this vintage. It's a blend of mostly Syrah with 15% Merlot, 10% Tintilla de Rota and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon from 13-year-old vineyards on albariza, clay and silica soils that is aged for six months in third-use barriques. I found the 2012 riper than the 2013, with some red and black fruit aromas, spices and a medium-bodied palate with tannins ending slightly dry.