A sensational effort from this producer, the 2013 Dignus is a blend of 50% Tempranillo and the rest equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, from a high elevation vineyard in limestone soils spending 12 months in three-year-old French oak. The result is a rather Bordeaux-style of wine with notes of licorice, cedar wood, tobacco leaf, and black and red currants. The color is a healthy, dark ruby/purple, the wine medium to full-bodied, with notes of forest floor, spice box and cedar. Drink it over the next 3-4 years.

The 2012 Dignus is a blend of 50% Tempranillo , 25% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon from vines planted in 1970 that was aged 12 months in 3-year-old French oak. It exhibits lovely blackcurrant and black cherry fruit intermixed with licorice, Proven?al herbs, loamy soil and hints of spice box and background oak. Medium to full-bodied with fresh acids, it is a zesty, opulent, delicious, complex red wine to consume over the next 3-4 years.