The 2001 Regina Vides, also 100% Tempranillo, comes from 80-year-old vines and was aged 20 months in French oak. More open than when shown to Robert Parker one year ago, this dense, hugely structured behemoth still requires another 6-8 years of cellaring to allow the fruit, which is there in abundance, to blossom. Importer: De Maison Selections, Chapel Hill, NC; tel. (919) 933-4245

This polished red shows plum, chocolate, tobacco and light game flavors over ripe tannins. Still quite firm and fresh, with plenty of structure for aging. Drink now through 2012. 500 cases made.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add