Bodegas Penalba Herraiz, Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León, Spain) 2015

 Unusual in several respects, this is produced by biodynamic methods and also incorporates 15% Garnacha.  The wine shows excellent pigment stability at this stage in its development, and is very open and generous in both aroma and flavor, leaning more toward the red fruit side of the spectrum.  Oak and tannin are very well integrated, and the warmth of the year contributes to the aforementioned generosity, but without imposing any sense of over-ripeness.  Although this doesn’t show the slightest sign of heading over the hill, it is so delicious now that current consumption seems advisable.