"A gorgeous bottle of utterly classical Rioja, offering up an expressive and nicely precise bouquet of cherries, red and black raspberries, cloves, Cuban cigar wrapper, a beautifully complex base of soil tones, a touch of bonfire and a lovely framing of coconutty American oak. On the palate the wine is deep, pure and already velvety on the attack, with a superb core of fruit, lovely soil signature, ripe, well-integrated tannins, excellent focus and a long, tangy and complex finish."

"Dark red. Spice-tinged red berry and cherry scents are complemented by hints of coconut and succulent herbs. Shows good energy and cut on the palate, offering oak-spiced bitter cherry and red currant flavors and a tangy suggestion of blood orange. Dusty tannins frame a long, nervy finish that leaves a subtle floral quality behind."