I received the 2010 Gran Caus when I should have received the 2011. This is still going strong with its Bordeaux core and the Mediterranean character; it's serious, balanced, fresh and polished but still lively and evolving very slowly. It would make a very good ringer in a blind tasting and shows the strength of the Bordeaux varieties in the Penedès. It has notes of cherries in liqueur, aromatic herbs and a spicy twist. The tannins are fully resolved, and it's drinking very nicely at the moment.