The 2010 Algueira Fincas is a blend of Ciano and Souson grown on slate soils and likewise aged in used, fifth-and sixth-year French oak. It has a very intense blackberry leaf, wild strawberry and loganberry bouquet that is beautifully defined and as fresh as a daisy. With aeration, confit aromas billow from the glass. The palate is underpinned by sharp, loganberry and blackberry fruit laced with cassis, and struck through by piercing acidity that maintains freshness and tautness, but mellows and softens toward a caressing finish. Excellent. Drink now-2017. Adega Algueira overlooks the River Sil from its lofty perch and uses fruit from its own vineyards: Mencia, Alvarello, Merenzao, and Caino for their reds, and Godello, Loureiro, Alvarino and Treixadura for the whites. Fernando Gonzalez Riveiro oversees a splendid portfolio that epitomizes the freshness and vitality that both the white and reds can offer. Importer: Antalva Import; www.antalva.com and Polaner Selections, Mt. Kisco, NY; tel.(914) 244-0404