The 2005 VT Tinta Fina has excellent aromatics but is exceptionally tannic on the palate. Whether it will ever come into balance is questionable. Valtravieso’s owners aspire to produce great wine in Ribera del Duero and seem willing to go to any expense to do so. The project began in 2003 and just now seems to be getting into the swing of things. I was shown a vertical tasting of the flagship VT Tinta Fina, a wine made entirely from Tinta Fina (Tempranillo) and aged in 100% new oak. No known American importer