Red values under $25. Recommended and tasted, but no tasting note given.

After a couple of rough years, all Fluminus needed was the good 2004 vintage. And the result is splendid. This blend of Cab, Garnacha and Carignan is pure as can be, with polished leather and fine tobacco aromas entering the fray. The whole is complete and big-boned, but in the end it’s more tight and compact than plush. Give it two years to show its best side.——M.S.(8/1/2007)—— 90