The 2008 Raimun 12 Meses is actually a Vino de la Tierra rather than a Cigales DO wine. The average age of the Tempranillo vines is 80 years, and it is aged in American and French oak for 12 months. It offers an attractive nose of blackberry, wild hedgerow, red cherries and pressed flowers. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe tannins, plenty of dusky black fruit – black plum, raspberry and a touch of black tea. The finish exhibits good weight in the mouth – perhaps more so than the Sinforiano Reserva. This should drink well for 3-5 years. Drink now-2018. Importer: Bon Vivant Imports; www.bonvivantimports.com

The 2007 Sinforiano Raimun was sourced from 80-year-old vines and was aged for 12 months in French oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it offers up an already complex aromatic array of exotic spices, incense, violets, espresso, and blackberry. Dense and layered on the palate, it has enough structure to evolve for 1-2 years and will provide optimum drinking from 2012 to 2019. Bodegas Sinforiano is a small family-owned and operated estate in the DO of Cigales north of the more celebrated DOs of Ribera del Duero and Toro. As in those two regions the principal grape variety is Tempranillo. Importer: Bon Vivant Imports; Tel. (435) 654-3711