Bodegas Ramirez de la Piscina Gran Reserva 2014 750ml

This inky ruby-colored wine has a nose of raspberry, cassis and tea leaf. It is well balanced, with opulent tannins supporting vibrant flavors of cherry pie, blueberry, butterscotch, milk chocolate and oregano that coalesce in a drawn out finish. Editors’ Choice.

Dark garnet. An expansive bouquet evokes candied cherry, coconut, mocha, cured tobacco and spicecake, and a floral nuance builds in the glass. Sweet, open-knit cherry-vanilla, blackberry, coconut and rose pastille flavors are complemented by hints of smoky minerals and candied licorice. The long, gently tannic finish shows no rough edges and leaves spicecake, cherry liqueur and dark chocolate notes behind.

This is fine-grained and very pretty now, with subtle berry, chocolate and cedar character. It’s medium-bodied and fresh at the end. Just right now and extremely elegant. 100% tempranillo. Drink now.

Cherry and red berry fruit is well-defined and expressive, supported by a vibrant structure. Firms up as this builds on the palate to the long, resonant, mineral-infused finish. Needs decanting now or a bit more time in the bottle.