The perfect 2013 Vecina offers up notes of pen ink, scorched earth, espresso, blackcurrant liqueur and blackberries. It is a fabulously great wine, with supple, well-integrated tannin, decent acidity, and a skyscraper-like mouthfeel, with extraordinary purity and richness. This is an amazing wine to drink over the next 50 years, although I would probably suggest cellaring for five or more at present.

Another blockbuster, massive, tannic, earthy, almost Graves-like style of wine is the full-bodied, muscular and dense 2013 Vecina Proprietary Red Wine. This wine has an opaque purple color and notes of pen ink, charcoal, creosote, truffle, scorched earth, and lots of black and blue fruits. It is a magnificent wine, but one that will test owners’ patience for the next 5-7 years. It is a 50-year wine, for sure.