Can Blau 2010

Bright ruby. Intense, smoke-accented aromas of cherry-cola, blackberry and licorice, with a peppery overtone. Juicy and broad but precise, with deep dark fruit flavors given spine and lift by tangy acidity. Closes sweet and long, with strong spicy cut and sweetness.

This plush red delivers a mouthful of black cherry and blackberry fruit, with toasted vanilla and light chocolate flavors that impart a fruity sweetness. The texture is gentle, but the flavor bold. Mazuelo, Syrah and Garnacha. Drink now through 2015.

Smoky and herbal aromas wreathe cherry and light earthy flavors in this restrained red, which has good grip, opening to plum and licorice and on the finish. Drink now through 2012.

Crisp acidity and toasty oak frame bright cherry, cocoa, leaf and mint flavors in this brisk, medium-bodied red. A bit raw, but lively and focused. Mazuelo, Syrah and Garnacha. Drink now through 2011.

The 2007 Can Blau is purple-colored with a nose of cedar, mineral, baking spices, blueberry, and black cherry. This leads to a full-bodied wine with layers of flavor, enough structure to evolve for 2ndash;3 years, and a pure, fruit-filled finish. It will be at its peak from 2010 to 2018.

Cherry and strawberry flavors are framed by vanilla, toast and spice notes in this surprise, alluring red. Ripe and generous, yet remains lithe and fresh. Drink now through 2014.

This winersquo;s sweet flavors of blueberries and cloves meld into the smoky notes of oak. Itrsquo;s a robust and tannic wine with powerfully concentrated flavors of wild forest fruits. Still young, it needs at least a couple years in the bottle to mellow.