The 2008 Crianza Old-Vines is more deeply colored and complex. Its array of wood smoke, earthy minerals, floral notes, and black fruit flavors frame a wine of surprising elegance and precision balance. Give it 1-2 years to fill out and drink it through 2018.
Bodegas Campos Reales has released several excellent values from the cooler northeastern vineyards of La Mancha.
Importer: American Estate Wines, Summit, NJ; Tel. (908) 273-5060 and Peter Deutsch, Spain Wine Collection, Congers, NY; Tel. (631) 833-6102