This plush red offers blackberry, currant, licorice and espresso flavors, with well-integrated tannins and balsamic acidity. The juicy fruit is balanced by savory notes. Drink now through 2024. 200 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

Tart cherry and black raspberry flavors have a zesty fruitiness in this lively red, backed by notes of mint, wild herb, spice and vanilla. Tangy acidity and sinewy tannins give this energy and focus. An expressive, modern style. The best of three bottles tasted. Drink now through 2023. 6,000 cases made, 40 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

Blackberry, kirsch, cola and licorice flavors pop in this expressive modern red. Firm tannins support the polished texture. The finish is clean and fresh. Drink now through 2020. 50 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

The 2006 Pago de Santa Cruz is sourced from a single vineyard with 65+-year-old vines. It spent 34 months in seasoned French and American oak before bottling without fining or filtration. Dense purple in color, it sports a splendid nose of Asian spices, incense, tapenade, licorice, lavender, and blackberry. In the glass it reveals a plush texture with enough underlying structure to evolve for 5-6 years. Dense, incipiently complex, and lengthy, it will benefit from additional cellaring and will offer a drinking window extending from 2016 to 2026+. Vina Sastre is a benchmark estate in Ribera del Duero. It is committed to organic farming and biodynamic principles with the wines naturally made and bottled without fining or filtration.Importer: Andre Tamers, De Maison Selections, Chapel Hill, NC; www.demaisonselections.com