The 2004 Vall Llach is the flagship wine of the estate. Produced from estate old-vine fruit consisting of 65% Carinena 20% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon the wine was aged for 16 months in new French oak. Purple-colored the nose offers scents of pain grille fresh herbs mineral spice box and blackberry liqueur. On the palate the wine is backward and unyielding. Full-bodied (15.5% alcohol) and packed there is plenty of ripe tannins and excellent balance but purchasers of this wine will require patience. The 2004 Vall Llach will need a minimum of a decade of cellaring to blossom. It should easily last for several decades but will it ever be fun to drink? If I were young and a gambler I'd lay away a handful of bottles and roll the dice later in life.