Monasterio de las Viñas Gran Reserva 2005

Principally Garnacha, blended with Tempranillo and Cariñena, a.k.a. Carignan, this evolved, balanced wine was aged two years in oak and held three years in bottle prior to release. It's opaque, with spicy fruit aromas, notes of vanilla and a whiff of leather. There's great depth of ripe fruit flavour, notions of sweet baking spice and a remarkably fresh texture to this dry, full-bodied red. It retains good structure, flavour and depth of fruit flavour through the long dry finish. Enjoy with paella. Value Wine. Score - 4.5 Stars (out of 5). (Susan Desjardins, winecurrent.com, Feb. 11, 2014)