Milagros de Figuero, Ribera del Duero DO (Spain) 2015

 This is Figuero’s hot-rod expression of Tempranillo, and a souped-up version it is.  Richly layered with aromas of blackberry, blueberry and mocha, it was allowed to rest in barrel for 16 months before bottling, a technique that imparts notes of baking spice and oak vanillin.  Complex and ripe without losing its structure, this is a wine to lay down in the cellar another five to ten years though immensely enjoyable at this early stage.