N: Cherries/straws with earth

P: LM body; NICE frt met by firming astringency which DOES pretty much resolve by the fairly LONG, VERY slightly spicy/bitterswt finish. For now & through '19. My G/G+ 14.5% ABV 91 pts Suckling & 86 pts Decanter World Wine Awards [This vendor's $8.99 is at the top of a currently limited wine-searcher listing.]

40% Carignane, 40% Syrah, & 20% Grenache; 14% ABV

N: RIPE berries (crans?)

P: LM body; NICE frt met by firming yet almost swtish astringency which morphs into a LONG, tangy/swt finish. For now & into, poss through, '21. My VG; 92 pts Suckling, 91 ea Vinous & '17 Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine, 90 Guia Repsol, 89 WS, 85 Gilbert & Gaillard, and 13/20 El Mundo Vino. [This vendor's $12.99 is competitive.]

30% Grenache, 27% Merlot, 20% Carignan, 18% Syrah, & 5% C.S.; 15.5% ABV

N: RIPE berries with almost a creaminess?

P: LM body; NICE frt met by puckerish, yet almost swtish, very, VERY fine tannins which basically continue on through the LONG finish. NEEDS/deserves into '19. My VG; 92 pts Guia Peñin [This vendor's $19.99 is at LEAST $4 < the any of the other currently limited wine-searcher U.S. entries.]

N: RIPE berries/earth

P: LM body; NICE, almost swtish frt met by an almost swtish, very, VERY finely tannic pucker which pretty much resolves by the LONG, spicy, tangy/swt finish. DESERVES 6-9 mos, then drinking for 3 yrs more. My VG+; 92 pts WA, 90+ Tanzer, & 88 RJonWine. 15% ABV [This vendor's $12.99 is near the VERY top of a HUGE wine-searcher listing!]

From importer's pg: "A blend of old and young-vine Grenache & Carignane with a small addition of C.S. ...fermented in tank & aged in FR oak barrels, 30% new."

N: Closed; some berries/earth?

P: Med body; Rndish entry with ALMOST swtish frt met by firming structure which does QUITE resolve by the the LONG, very slightly bitterswt finish. DESERVES into late Summer '18, then drinking for several yrs more. My VG; [This vendor's $16.99 is at LEAST $3 < than any of the other currently limited wine-searcher entries.]

Cf. the CellarTracker Article link [lower lft] to get specific info for this vintage, including acclaim.

N: AM oak melded with berries

P: LM body; NICE frt met by very, VERY finely tannic pucker. The finish is LONG, ult almost swtish with those very, VERY fine tannins. Needs/DESERVES until early '20, I'm guessing. My VG/VG+; [This vendor's $16.99 puts it in the top 20% of a HUGE wine-searcher field.]

13.5% ABV; 1.8 g/l R.S., 6.1 g/l T.A., & 3.56 pH; 80% Tempranillo (aged in 4-year-old AM oak for 36 mos) and 20% Grenache (aged in 2- to 3-year-old AM oak for 30 mos).

N: Almost creamy vanilla with berries & earth

P: LM, poss Med, body; NICE, almost swtish frt NICELY counterbalanced by tangy acidity which slowly, fairly seamlessly morphs into a very LONG, tangy/swt finish with notes of spice & occasional very, VERY fine tannins. SUPERB for now & very likely 5 or 6 yrs more. My VG+/EXC-; 95 pts Decanter [although it was 90 later on -- in their World Wine awards], 94 ea Suckling & Jamie Goode, 93 ea WA, Guia Penin, & Wine-Pages.com, 90 WS, & 17.5/20 Jancis Robinson. [Quite atypically, this vendor's $28.99 is in the bottom quartile of a MASSIVE wine-searcher field.]