Maturing now, this big red offers cedar, tobacco and spice flavors that frame dried cherry and licorice. Muscular, with firm tannins and a sweet, slightly dusty finish. Drink now through 2012. 4,583 cases made.??–TM??Region: Spain / Rioja Select to Add

Wild flowers, fresh herbs and tobacco aromas add a classic touch to the bouquet, and in the mouth it’s alert, with juicy acidity propping up raspberry fruit and oak-based vanilla. Some might call it tangy but there’s body and depth to this unfiltered, natural-yeast wine, which can be drunk now but should probably be held for another decade or so. Best from 2014–2019.——M.S.(11/1/2009)—— 91