Abacela was founded on the premise that this unique site in central Oregon was perfectly suited to Tempranillo, and they have done an excellent job of proving themselves right. The complex aromas suggest cedar and mint, raspberries and blue fruits. The wine is tart and the tannins tight; it seems quite youthful and hard. Surely a wine to cellar for up to a decade. ——P.G.(9/1/2006)—— 88