Plush and polished, this big red delivers cassis, licorice, espresso and sanguine flavors, with firm, well-integrated tannins and balanced acidity. A savory style, showing balance and power. Monastrell and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2020. – TM

17/20 Even to the eye alone this wine is impressive, with superripe aromas, deep cherry, cacao, cherry liquor, blackberry juice. Monastrell is supplemented by 30% Cabernet Sauvignon. All the aromas are reminiscent of ripeness. Notably dense, with extremely ripe, rounded tannin and some dairy flavours in the aftertaste. (FC)

The 2010 Clio is a blend of Monastrell with 30% Cabernet Sauvignon. As is customary here, the grapes fermented in open 4.5-ton stainless-steel vat and aged for 23 months on barriques. It has ripe notes of plums, esparto grass and some tree bark with a shy jamminess. The palate is medium to full-bodied with some tannins to be resolved and a slightly burning sensation that is pungent and powerful and a little sweet toward the finish. This wine somehow feels like it's evolving fast, and while it's going to keep, I don't think it's going to improve in the bottle, so I wouldn't keep it that long. - Luis Gutierrez