July 25, 2019 - PnP. Beautiful garnet to medium purple with semi clear rim. Medium fruit with cassis spice and hint of green cedar. Palate is well balanced fruit acid and tannins. Blackberry black cherry and earthy spice. So well balanced. Very near peak.
September 27, 2018 - Finding more dark fruits, blackberry notes, smooth middle with some finishing tannin. Somewhat more dense with more full body than previous bottle.
May 9, 2018 - Medium plus weight. Fruit forward, mixed red and black fruits. Fresh with acidity in mid palate and finishing tannin. Decent drinker.
February 12, 2018 - This wine is made for alcoholic termites. I am part alcoholic termite, so I kinda liked it. But it is so woody and has so much heat, many will be turned off. Bright cherry, vanilla, smoke, cough drop. Aging well for a crianza. Buy if this your style.
March 7, 2017 - Call me crazy but a peanut brittle nose after a few hours open. Soft worn tannins with black cherry fruit> Ready to drink. Great QPR.
October 6, 2016 - light body, brick color, aromas of barnyard funk give way to cassis and paprika, acidic spicy fruit with mouth filling finish, first night 87, second night gone! 75 too bad; what a waste!
March 30, 2016 - Barely an average wine from my cellar; was expecting something more integrated for a 2009. Darn..
March 25, 2016 - This was loaded with cherries and dark fruit, and seemed to have a little more depth and complexity at this stage than the 2011. These were both really good. Spain is such a good source for fairly priced wines!
March 16, 2016 - This was a solid wine with rich, thick, fruit. It also had a little bit of structure that kept it from being a jammy mess (don't get me wrong, its swimming in primary fruit, but just not to the same extent as some domestic sub $20 reds). I've had a few other Spanish wines at this price point that I prefer so I'm not rushing out to buy more. However, I've also had a ton of Spanish wines at this price point that were not nearly as enjoyable.
February 26, 2016 - This has developed nicely sinc my last tasting, about 18 months ago. The acidity and tannin complement the mostly blackberry fruit well. Some leather, spice and licorice and to the complexity. The oak is well integrated. Very close to the WS 92 rating.