Rating: 95(+?) - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 109, July/August 2003. ($337) Saturated dark, fresh red. Exotic dried fruits complicated by minerals, cedar, cigar box and nuts on the nose. Huge, dense and solid, with great sappy redcurrant and wild strawberry sweetness buffered by powerful acids. With its huge concentration and extraordinarily chewy extract, this has fruit of steel. The wine's explosive, extremely long finish and great thrust go beyond 99.99% of the world's wines. (Europvin/Christopher Cannan Selections; importers include Michael Skurnik read more...Wines, Syosset, NY and Diamond Wine Merchants, Oakland, CA)    (hide)

Rating for Spain-Vinos de la Tierra (VdlT)-Ribera del Duero: 88 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: quite possibly over the hill<br/>