The 2011 Vinas Elias Mora is the entry-level wine, which comes from 20-year-old bush vines. It sees six months in American oak. It offers a vivacious bouquet of dark berries, iodine and cassis that is endowed with good lift. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent, ripe dark cherry and boysenberry fruit. It is lively, simple and delicious – exactly as an entry-level wine should be. Drink now-2015. Bodegas Elias Mora was one of my pit stops during my visit to Toro, the bodega located in the village of San Roman de Hornija, not far from Bodega Pintia. It was a pleasure to meet Victoria Benavides, who escorted me around the small, functional winery before a tasting of the most recent vintages. They own eight hectares of vineyard on mainly clay and limestone soils, and one of the large stones that strewn the vineyard could be clearly viewed through the tasting room window. They offer a fine portfolio of wines, in particular the outstanding Gran Elias Mora, whose traditional style is preferable to the more expensive and internationally-driven, but less soulful “2V Premium.” Importer: Aurelio Cabestrero, Grapes of Spain, Lorton, VA; tel. (571) 642-0343