This is rich and thick-textured, with firm tannins underlying ripe flavors of plums, raisins, coffee and tobacco. It's balanced, but lacks clarity, and the earthy notes overshadow the fruit. Traditional style. This was the better of two samples. Drink now through 2008. 1,500 cases made, 300 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add