Jorge Ordonez Tinta de Toro Vatan Spanish Red Wine 750 mL

(made from vines that were planted in 1900; fermented in small, open-top stainless steel tanks, with malolactic fermentation and 22 months of aging in new French oak barriques)

93 points Vinous Media for previous vintage “Inky ruby. Smoke-accented cherry, black raspberry and candied licorice on the explosively perfumed nose. Plush, open-knit red and blue fruit liqueur, vanilla and floral pastille flavors display a peppery nuance and gain vivacity with aeration. Spicy and broad on the strikingly persistent finish, which shows alluring sweetness and just a hint of fine-grained, harmonious tannins.”

That the capsule bears a passing resemblemance to that of La Mission Haut Brion gives you an idea of the style of the wine, or the intent anyway. This is a very classy bottle. It has power with finesse