Cropped from a very dry and warm year, the 2011 Bravo de Rejadorada shows the high ripeness of the fruit with some heady aromas coupled with notes of violets and sweet spices. It's quite perfumed and has abundant, fine-grained tannins that would benefit from some powerful food. It's a showy, commercial Tempranillo. Only 950 bottles were filled in July 2013.

The 2008 Bravo de Rejadorada also spent 18 months in new French oak and was sourced from vines over 100 years of age. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it reveals a brooding nose of exotic spices, espresso, licorice, lavender, and blackberry. In the glass it displays even more power than the Sango bottling, as well as impeccable balance, exceptional length, and 6-8 years of cellaring potential. It will deliver peak drinking from 2018 to 2028 if not longer. Bodega Rejadorada is a small producer making wine in the DO of Toro since 1999, all from 100% Tinta de Toro. Importer: Casa Ventura Imports, Bellingham, WA; Tel. (360) 684-5578 and C & P Wines, New York, NY; www.c&pwines.com