The 2010 Tebaida Mencia from a selection of two vineyards, San Salvador and Valdaiga, is fermented in 5,000-liter oak vats, and displays a nice cherry color, with plenty of cedar and cigar box notes, a touch of smoke over some blackberries and dark cherries. The palate is very balanced, being a concentrated and powerful wine, with tasty minerality giving it almost a salty feeling, good length and persistence. 10,000 bottles produced. Drink 2015-2020. Bodegas Casar de Burbia were founded at the end of the 80s by Nemesio Fernandez and today his son Isidro Fernandez is in charge of their 27 hectares of vineyards in the village of Valtuille de Arriba, identifying and separating plots that show specific character into three groups which will make the three lines of wines: Tebaida from rocky, higher-up vineyards; Hombros from mid-slopes rich in clay and some stones, and the Casar de Burbia plots where they source their entry-level clean, fruity wines. Isidro has a reputation for paying much attention to all details, and I felt this shows in the wines, which have surprised me. No need to say that they only use grapes from their own vineyards to produce their wines. All reds, save the Tebaida Nemesio displayed a Bordeaux personality that surprised me a little. Imported by South River Imports, Edgewater, MD; tel. (240) 401-9342