Already displaying intriguing cedar, chocolate, weedy tobacco, and black cherry fruit, this wine offers sweet aromatics, ripe fruit in the attack, medium body, excellent equilibrium, no hard edges, and a succulent, fleshy finish. This wine should continue to drink well for 3-4 years. Importer: Jorge Ordonez, Fine Estates From Spain, Dedham, MA; tel. (617) 461-5767

Aromas of coffee and chocolate give way to flavors of dried cherry, coffee and tobacco in this straightforward, slightly rustic red. Its chewy, tough texture should soften with food. Drink now through 2002.??–TM??Region: Spain / Rioja Select to Add