Jesús Barquín | Deep, almost opaque cherry, with garnet rim suggesting age. Livelier than the other two 2010 wines, with reductive aromas that cannot cloak notes of spice, graphite, and black berries. Still very solid, with tannins yet to be polished and menthol and licorice on the finish. | 90

Andrew Jefford | Dark, saturated black-red. Sweet, earthy, and warm chocolaty brambly fruits and some oak sweetening; the freshness so apparent in the younger wines is no longer evident here, but it still has its charm. Resin, incense—and that claretty trajectory to the fruit’s evolution. Perfectly proper, in sum, for a 2010. Deeply fruity still on the palate, and plenty of tannins, too, though I get the feeling that the dusty plum fruit would have been handled with a little more care and finesse had this wine been made in 2016. A good testament to the potential of Bierzo, but not quite state-of-the-art in terms of craftsmanship. Delicious, well-aged wine nonetheless. | 89

Richard Mayson | Mid-deep color, still showing some youth; open, fragrant berry and hedgerow fruit, with a hint of spearmint ripeness; attractive savory flavors, well integrated, firm, and linear, drinking well now but not one to keep, I suspect. | 84