The 1999 Solana (2,500 cases for the USA), primarily old vine Mourvedre aged seven months in wood, is a special cuvee made for importer Eric Solomon. This spectacular, opaque black/purple-colored, seamless, fabulously concentrated offering is deep and chewy, with glorious quantities of earthy black cherry/blackberry fruit, full body, velvety, sweet tannin, and a mouthcoating, long, concentrated finish with no hard edges. The oak has been totally absorbed by the wine's wealth of fruit. It is an astonishing value. Consume it over the next decade.Importer: Eric Solomon, European Cellars, Charlotte, NC; tel. (704) 358-1565