The 2009 Sinforiano Reserva is in bottle and due to be released later this year. Raised in 60% French and 40% American oak, it offers a generous bouquet of raspberry preserve and strawberry, with hints of marmalade originating from the precocity of the vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with mocha-tinged dark berry fruit, the American component in the driving seat at the moment, though that will be assimilated with time. It has a smooth texture – no rough edges here, and the hints of soy lend a pleasant edginess towards the finish. Drink 2015-2020. Importer: Bon Vivant Imports; www.bonvivantimports.com

The 2008 Sinforiano Reserva is pure Tempranillo from clay-limestone soils around Mucientes and sees 20 months in American and French oak. It offers rounded raspberry and wild strawberry fruit on the nose, uncomplicated but clean and attractive, the oak nicely assimilated. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and plenty of red berry fruit that, like other Cigales reds, adopts a Burgundian personality. There is a touch of dryness on the finish, suggesting that this should be enjoyed in its youth rather than aged much longer. Drink now-2015. Importer: Bon Vivant Imports; www.bonvivantimports.com

The 2006 Sinforiano Reserva was sourced from 120 year old vines and aged for 16 months in French oak. Purple/black in color, it sports a reticent nose of plum, fruit cake, Asian spices, incense, and blackberry. Dense and rich on the palate with plenty of volume, what it lacks in elegance it makes up for in flavor. Give it 2-3 years to become a bit more civilized and drink it from 2013 to 2026. Bodegas Sinforiano was founded in 1966 and its family vineyards are all Tinto del Pais (Tempranillo) bush vines ranging in age from 40-120 years. Importer: Brad Jensen, Bon Vivant Imports; www.bonvivantimports.com