A true titan in all senses, the 2016 El Titan del Bendito is anything other than shy. It comes in a large and heavy bottle with a simple, hand-written label that packs a lot of ripe fruit, concentration and tannin, yet it's balanced in an XXL way. This is pure Tinta de Toro from old ungrafted vines that yield 1,000 to 2,000 kilos of grapes per hectare and deliver an unusually aromatic and floral beast that has swallowed the oak after 20 months in French barrels. It has, under all that power and energy, elegance and balance. It's full-bodied and tannic but also surprisingly approachable, with freshness and length. 7,115 bottles were filled in June 2018.