This plump red has enough tannin to focus its plum, raspberry, tobacco and black pepper flavors, and just enough acidity to keep the sweet fruit in balance. A bit rustic, but generous. Drink now through 2010. 4,000 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Vi?o de la Tierra de Castilla Select to Add

Rhubarb and brambly black cherry aromas set up sweet, candied, fairly forced red-berry flavors that have a green element and a slightly cloying feel. The palate has some weight and creaminess to it, but also the sugary feel you get when eating cotton candy.——M.S.(10/1/2009)—— 83