The 2000 Luna Beberide Tinto is a blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 30% Mencia aged for 26 months in 80% new French oak and 20% American oak before being bottled unfiltered. Purple-colored, it exhibits plenty of pain grille, scorched earth, black currant and blackberry aromas and flavors. On the palate the wine is ripe, sweet, and firmly structured. Still a bit tightly wound, it would benefit from 3-4 years of cellaring. Drink it through 2017. Importer: Aurelio Cabestrero, Grapes of Spain, Lorton, VA; tel. 571.642.0343 fax 571.642.0505