The 2010 El Tallar Seleccion comes from 50- to 70-year-old vines from poor calcareous soils in Milagros and is raised in new Hungarian barrels and second year Allier. It has a crisp well-defined bouquet with great tension and poise. There is a tangible minerality here, great symmetry and it builds to a very pure blackberry, mineral-rich, structured finish that is surprisingly masculine and very long. Excellent. Drink 2013-2020+. Juan Ayuso is the winemaker at Bodegas La Milagrosa and he oversees a very commendable range, wines that are suffused with freshness, fine tannins and verve. As far as I am aware, only the excellent El Tallar is brought into the United States, but I hope more will follow.Importer: Majuelas de Espana; www.majuelas.com - Milcampos is distributed by Frontier Wine Imports, Dover, NJ; tel. (973) 328-4500

The deep purple-colored 2009 El Tallar Seleccion was sourced from vines ranging in age from 50-70 years and has been aging in new Hungarian oak. Aromas of pain grille, mineral, tapenade, Asian spices, and assorted black fruits lead to a dense, plush, full-flavored wine that is nicely proportioned and lengthy. It will benefit from another 2-3 years of cellaring and should be at its best from 2013 to 2021+. Majuelos de Espana, headed by Felipe Alvarez, is a negociant group whose grape growers and winemakers are devoted to recovering old Majuelos (Vineyards) across Spain. Majuelos de Espana’s offerings from Ribera del Duero are all barrel samples of 100% Tinta Fine (Tempranillo) from the great 2009 vintage.Importer: Felipe Alvarez, Majuelos de Espana, www.majuelos.com