Bright purple. Dark berry and floral scents are enlivened by a peppery element and a suggestion of smoky minerals. Coats the palate with sweet, smoke-accented boysenberry and cherry compote flavors; conveys very good energy for its depth. Harmonious tannins shape a long, broad finish that leaves blue fruit and peppery spice notes behind. There's a lot going on here for the money, which has long been the case with this bottling. This wine was aged in stainless steel tanks.
The vineyards are divided between the chalky soil of alluvial terraces of the Ebro River at 1,200 ft. in elevation and the more complex soils of the hillside vineyards on the Moncayo mountain range 1,950 ft. in elevation.
