Made up of 90% Tempranillo, with 10% of Graciano, the 1997 was aged for fouryears in American oak, racked every six months and then bottled with minimalfiltration. The wine has a tawny lustre and a generous lifted nose of wildstrawberries, vanillin, wood-smoke and spice. The palate is soft and finelytextured with silky mature tannins, balsamic hints and a powerful, knowingfinish. (Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)