The 2011 Mauro contains 10% Syrah to complement the Tempranillo from different plots around the villages of Tudela de Duero, Traspinedo, Santibanez and Quintanilla de Onesimo in the province of Valladolid. The wine aged for 16 months in French (70%) and American (30%) oak barrels, of which 30% were new. Right now, it’s slightly reduced and should do well with energetic decanting. It has ripe fruit, balsamic and exuberant, with spicy oak aromas and smoky notes. It’s an opulent and round wine, with glycerin and dusty, chunky tannins which ends a little warm and very dry. Drink 2014-2017. Mauro continues producing powerful, concentrated, well-oaked and true to their birthplace reds, but the big news is that with the 2013 they will release their first ever white wine! It will be a Godello from grapes grown at El Bierzo, but it will be sold, like their reds, as Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y Leon. Importer: Christopher Cannan, Europvin; www.europvin.com