Legón Premium 2005

The 2005 Premium is sourced from the estate's oldest vines, some of them over 100 years. Malolactic fermentation was in new French oak followed by aging in another set of new barrels for over 24 months. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it offers up a superb perfume of exotic spices, sandalwood, herbs, lavender, and assorted black fruits. Dense, rich, and plush on the palate, this large-scaled, powerful effort will benefit from another 5-6 years of cellaring and will offer prime drinking from 2016 to 2030. Score - 94. (Jay Miller, erobertparker.com, June 2011)