A full-bodied red, displaying licorice snap and mocha notes that accent sappy boysenberry and black plum fruit, with firm, tightly meshed tannins. Dark and burly, but with citrus peel acidity and a tang of minerally iron for balance. This has hints of smoke and cured tobacco that linger on the creamy finish. Drink now through 2030. 2,200 cases made, 300 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

This sanguine red offers nice concentration, with rich details of cocoa and clove marking the dark cherry, dried violet and toasty flavors. Suave tannins give nice texture, with hints of olive and graphite detailing the finish. Drink now through 2024. 1,000 cases made, 120 cases imported.??–GS??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

This plush red features cocoa, baking spice and toasty notes framing ripe boysenberry, tangerine and cola flavors. Orange peel acidity and well-integrated tannins give backbone to the generous texture. In the modern style. Drink now through 2023. 833 cases made, 180 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

The ripe plum and fig flavors have a slightly jammy character in this rich red, while orange peel acidity imparts balance. The plush texture has good density, with integrated tannins and a spicy finish. Drink now through 2025. 1,276 cases made, 50 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

The 2005 Premium Reserva 6 Anos was sourced from older vines and aged for 36 months in barrel. Opaque purple in color with a lightly roasted perfume of sandalwood, violets, pencil lead, espresso, and blackberry, on the palate it is dense, layered and structured in the style of the best 2005s. Give this long, savory, well-balanced wine another 5-7 years of cellaring and drink it through 2025 if not longer. The previously reviewed 1999 Gran Reserva 12 Anos was presented again and showed very nicely, benefitting from the additional bottle age. Sadly, wines in this style with 5 years of barrel aging plus additional time in bottle prior to release are a rarity these days.Bodegas y Vinedos Valduero was the ninth Bodega to register with the region's Consejo in the late 1980s demonstrating how recent the development in Ribera del Duero really is. Now there are well over 200 Bodegas making Valduero one of the DO's venerable producers. Valduero's new releases are outstanding.Importer:Multiple Importers