Deep, impenetrable purple colour with a tiny rim – at nearly 5 years of age, it certainly isn’t showing too much sign of age. The nose offers a heady mix of aromas including black fruits, forest floor and polished wood, with a hint of orange peel and eau de vie. The palate is quite powerful and full-bodied, with mouth-filling flavours of stewed bramble and plum, allied to rich, chocolatey, slightly dusty tannins. That said, it is nicely balanced by ample acidity, whilst the fruit flavours are infused with some meaty, herby, savoury elements, which add lots of interest. The result is a quite modern wine, but not “new world” modern - it certainly isn’t one of those ubiquitous, souped-up, one-dimensional Parkerised wines that Spain produces far too much of, these days. It caresses rather than overpowers the senses and really does feel very “together”. And whilst very enjoyable to drink now, it has the structure to evolve nicely for another 5 to 10 years.

Quite a deep colour, and initially tight and closed on the nose, this opens-out nicely to reveal intense bramble and blackcurrant fruit aromas, tinged with orange zest and cedary/coconutty oak. The palate is loaded with rich and ripe black fruits, with notes of red pepper, cherry, mocha and dark chocolate. There's plenty of tannin, but with the excellent balancing acidity and fruit structure, this should age and evolve beautifully over 5 to 10 years.