The day I tasted the 2014 Celia it showed warmer and riper than the Inés from the same year, the two top bottlings that year after year fight for my attention. This comes in a straight Bordeaux-like bottle and is a more serious and straight expression of old Tempranillo with a serious palate, very good balance and fine-grained tannins. A superb Ribera del Duero in the making. 2,000 bottles were filled in August 2016. This always has some 5% of Garnacha in the field blend.

Black cherry, cranberry and licorice notes are fresh in this vibrant red, framed by toasty, smoky oak notes and supported by assertive tannins. Lively and expressive, but needs time to harmonize. Best from 2017 through 2027. 220 cases made, 180 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

As is usually the case, I favored the 2012 Celia over the Inés from the same vintage. This is always a serious, balanced and insinuating blend of old Tempranillo with some 5% Garnacha, from a sloped vineyard on gravel and limestone soils planted 67 years ago. These single vineyard wines ferment in open-top, 400-liter oak barrels where the wine matured for some 17-18 months. It has contained ripeness and nicely integrated oak aromas. The palate shows abundant, fine grained tannins and showed a very young wine, still somehow tannic, designed for the long term and to be enjoyed with powerful food. This should evolve magnificently in bottle and I'd love to see it again in ten years. 2,100 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2016.

This juicy red shows fresh, accessible flavors of cherry, red plum, vanilla and licorice. The fine tannins are well-integrated and the lively acidity keeps the wine balanced. The floral and spicy finish brings you back for another sip. Drink now through 2018. 220 cases made, 165 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

There are no traces of heat in the 2011 Celia, a wine produced with an unusual combination of 93% Tempranillo and 7% Garnacha from old vines fermented in open-top, 400-liter oak barrels where the wine matured for some 17-18 months. I don't know if it's the Garnacha, but there is incredible balance and poise for such a warm vintage in Ribera. The nose might have been less exuberant than the 2010, as it felt serious, subtle and balanced with a zen sense of harmony. Yes, there are sweet spices, small black fruits ripened to perfection and something earthy/mineral, but with everything in sync. The palate is full-bodied but feels lighter, and the texture is pure silk with ultra-refined tannins and very good freshness. Among the best in 2011 in Ribera. 2,200 bottles produced.