The 2005 Crianza is 100% Tempranillo sourced from 4 vineyards with an average age of 35 years. The wine was aged for 13 months in French oak, 50% new. Deep crimson-colored, it exhibits a bouquet of cedar, tobacco, mineral, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. This leads to a full-bodied wine with ample sweet fruit and enough tannin to support 4-6 years of further cellaring. The wine is well balanced and lengthy and should drink well from 2012 to 2025. Importer: Carlos Montalvo, Fine Wine Imports, San Juan PR; tel. (787) 782-8008

Full-bodied, high tannins and modern style with bags of oak and spice, but the concentrated black cherries cope with it.