Sweet and fragrant, with off-the-grid aromas of blueberry and exotic spice. It’s 50% Monastrell along with 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Tempranillo, and overall the wine has healthy acids, a hot finish and spicy flavors of brandied cherry and plum. Thick and substantive, but a little fiery. ——M.S.(10/1/2009)—— 87