The 2008 Hispano Suizas Premium is composed of 25% Bobal, 20% Cabernet Franc, 20% Syrah, 20% Merlot, and 15% Petit Verdot aged for 12 months in French oak. It offers up a complex amalgam of herbs, spices, tobacco, meat, blueberry, and blackberry setting the stage for a savory, ripe, layered, sweetly fruited, nicely proportioned wine with 2-3 years of aging potential and excellent length. It will offer prime drinking between 2013 and 2023. The Bodegas Hispano Suizas project began in 1999 and consists of 55 hectares (121 acres) in Requena in the inland portion of the Valencia region. The current releases include two outstanding sparkling wines.Importer: Steve Miles Selections, Denver, CO; Tel: (303) 495-3811