“The 2020 Viña Jaraba “Cosecha” from Pago de La Jaraba is composed from its customary cépages of eighty percent

tempranillo and ten percent each of cabernet sauvignon and merlot. The wine this year comes in at 13.5 percent

octane and delivers a complex and classy nose of red and black raspberries, smoked meats, cloves, complex soil

tones, cigar smoke, a touch of cedar and a lovely array of gentle, sweet botanicals (that recall the Canary Islands)

in the upper register. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, focused and complex, with a fine core of fruit, modest

tannins and a long, well-balanced and gently raisined finish that closes with a touch of backend bitterness (again

recalling the reds from Gran Canaria). The combination of a touch of raisin on the backend and the lovely botanicals

may not be to everyone’s taste, but I really like this wine, which is very versatile at the table. 2022-2030+.”