The 2010 Corral de Campanas is pure Tinta de Toro from their 11 hectares of young vines between 6 and 15 years old. It is aged 50% in American oak from Mendocino for nine months with 50% new oak, the remainder in stainless steel with micro-oxygenation. It has a simple, fruit-driven bouquet of sappy blackberry, pomegranate and cranberry fruit that is missing a little delineation but demonstrates good intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with a chewy entry. There is plenty of ripe wild strawberry and mulberry fruit with a punchy, assertive entry that does not outstay its welcome. This is very commendable for the price. Drink now-2017. The Toro landscape was aglow when I visited Quinta de la Quietud as the sun began to set upon its 22 hectares of dry farmed, organically trained bush vines. The estate itself was founded in 1999. Winemaker Jean-Francois Hebrard, who used to work with Jean-Luc Colombo, used to practice pigeage on his Toro wines, but he told me that in recent years he has moved towards delestage in order to extract softer tannins Importer: Petit Pois Corp, Moorestown, NJ; tel. (856) 608-9644