A fragrant version, with black licorice and toast accents to the baked cassis and blackberry fruit flavors. Rich and expressive, without being weighty, layering the tang of balsamico acidity and supple tannins with the expressive profile. Reveals a waft of medicinal herbs on the finish. Drink now through 2028. 20,000 cases made, 7,500 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

An expressive, full-bodied red, with rich flavors of blackberry coulis, black plum reduction, tea leaf, white pepper and mineral riding a plush texture. Modern in style, this is framed by fresh acidity and firm, fine-grained tannins. Drink now through 2030. 25,000 cases made, 2,000 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

An expressive red, with a thread of dried mint and mocha winding through the juicy black plum and boysenberry flavors and a minerally underpinning. Dense and focused, with sculpted tannins firming the fresh, spiced finish. Drink now through 2027. 25,000 cases made, 2,000 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

The 2018 Malleolus showed very well. It's a juicy, ripe and generous old-vine Tempranillo fermented with their own strain of yeasts and matured in French oak barrels. It showcases the house style—ripe and, in this case, with neatly integrated but generous oak. The palate is medium to full-bodied, and the tannins are fine. There is good freshness in 2018. It was bottled in May 2020.

A thread of pepper weaves through the cherry, clove and boysenberry flavors of this sinewy red. Notes of zesty herb, anise and tea dovetail on the structured finish. Drink now through 2026. 7,000 cases made, 1,000 cases imported.??–GS??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add