The barrel-fermented 2005 Tabula was sourced from vines over 30 years of age and spent 16 months in 50% new French oak. Purple in color with a fragrant nose of toasty oak, scorched earth, espresso, violets, and blackberry, on the palate it is tightly wound and backward but with plenty of material behind the structure. It will benefit from another 6-8 years of cellaring and offer prime drinking from 2016 to 2030 in the long-lived style of the 2005 vintage. Importer: Casa Ventura; www.casaventuraimports.com