Toasty oak frames ripe black fruit flavors in this concentrated but graceful red. Mineral and floral notes add complexity, and the fruit lingers on the long, clean finish. A successful example of the international style. Drink now through 2010. 250 cases made.??–TM??Region: Spain / Penedès Select to Add

A high-water mark for Jean Leon, which usually sticks to varietal wines. Zemis, on the other hand, is a blend of Cabernet, Merlot and Cab Franc that makes its point. After a tight, bruising, sulfuric beginning, the wine finds its groove, showing black cherry, plum and earth flavors. Thorough and rewarding; a fine red from Penedes. ——M.S.(6/1/2005)—— 91