The wine appears a lurid ruby red color in the glass. Ripe black and blue fruits, cola, vanilla and potpourri on the deeply perfumed nose. Smooth and sweet on entry and then tighter in the midpalate, offering bitter cherry and blueberry flavors and hints of vanilla and spicecake. A smoky nuance emerges with aeration and carries through the long, gently tannic finish, which echoes the vanilla note.

75% Monastrell, 25% Syrah. Vines planted from 1968 - 1970

Both Monastrell and Syrah are hand harvested and vinified separately. Malolactic fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks. The wine is aged in French oak barrels for six months before the two varieties are blended together. Once the final blend (assemblage) is completed, it remains in barrels for another 6 months.