A rich red, boasting deep, dark baked black cherry, black plum reduction, olive, tar and mocha notes enlivened by orange peel acidity and enmeshed with fine, creamy sculpted tannins. This wine's concentrated profile expands on the palate, revealing additional details of grilled herbs, dried flowers, iron and spices that linger on the lush finish. Tinto Fino, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2030. 1,250 cases made, 90 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

The 2018 El Anejón is a blend of 81% Tinto Fino, 12% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon from a very steep slope where they have to make it terraced. First produced in 2009, the wine fermented in oak vat and matured in new barrels for one year. It was a very good vintage after the frost of 2017 (when they only produced Pago de Carraovejas); they had enough rain and cooler temperatures, and the crop was very balanced. The summer was dry and warm, the grapes achieved very good ripeness, and the wine finished with 15.5% alcohol. It has a ripe nose with some earthy notes, and despite all the new oak, the wine does not feel too oaky (they also keep the bottled wine for three years before it's released). It's very ripe and comes through as powerful, with plenty of tannin and a dark profile of aromas, developing notes of black olives with time in the glass. They are concerned about the alcohol level in the wine (in the past, they never harvested anything below 14% alcohol), but their main concern is the balance in the wine. It needs some more time in bottle. 16,000 bottles produced.

This brooding red offers notes of black olive, black cherry reduction, tar and wild herb that are detailed with loamy earth, spice and espresso elements, with full, caressing tannins. Tinto Fino, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2035. 1,250 cases made, 80 cases imported.??–GS??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

A cooler vintage produced a fresher 2016 El Anejón that is more fluid and has better-integrated oak. The blend is quite different from the 2015 because of the conditions of the vintage, 94% Tinto Fino, 4% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon that matured in new barriques for 12 months. It has a nose of ripe black fruit and sweet spices and a medium to full-bodied palate with fine-grained tannins and a long, dry finish. This was first produced in 2009. 16,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2018. It's evolving quite slowly in bottle.

Plum, dried cherry and currant flavors mingle with notes of loamy earth, dried herb and toast in this dusty red. Light, firm tannins and tangy acidity provide focus. Harmonious, in a slightly rustic style. Tinto Fino, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2025. 1,400 cases made, 100 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add