More expensive is their 2014 Almirez, which spends much longer time in oak and comes from vines 15-65 years old in slightly higher elevations. I didn’t see much difference in this wine from its less-expensive sibling, although this one had more grilled meat and almost Proven?al, Chateauneuf Du Pape-like blood characteristics, with blackberry and cassis, full body and a long, lusty finish. Some licorice also makes an appearance in this impressively constituted wine. Drink it over the next decade.

This rich red is plush yet graceful, delivering expressive flavors of raspberry, cherry, cola and toast, supported by well-integrated tannins and fresh acidity. Big yet balanced, in the modern style. Drink now through 2024. 1,000 cases made, 750 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Toro Select to Add

(all de-stemmed grapes; fermented in open-top oak tanks, with malolactic fermentation and 20 months of aging in new French oak barriques) Lurid ruby. Fragrant, oak-spiced cherry and dark berries on the nose, along with suggestions of game, vanilla and woodsmoke. Sappy and focused on the palate, offering concentrated cherry, blueberry and spicecake flavors that stretch out and become sweeter on the back half. In a rich yet lively style, finishing with powerful, spicy thrust and smooth framing tannins.