The 2005 Reserva is medium purple with a more serious perfume of lavender, mineral, balsamic, and blackberry. It also displays greater density and structure, a characteristic of the vintage. Give it another 2-3 years to open up and drink it through 2020. Importer: R V Distributors, Jersey City, NJ

Coffee and earth flavors dominate plum fruit in this rustic red. Chewy and thick, this has concentration, with just enough acidity to moderate the muscular tannins. Drink now through 2015. 31,200 cases made, 100 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

Seems more earthy and damp than you might expect, with minerally notes. Sort of fiery and rugged on the palate, with tough tannins and only modest roundness and richness for a reserva-level wine from a good vintage. Shows some bitter chocolate on the finish. Needs another year in bottle to show better. ——M.S.(10/1/2010)—— 87