The state of Spanish wine in the United States in 1987, when Jorge Ordo?ez arrived, was bleak, epitomized mostly by cheap Sherry and tired Rioja gathering dust on wine shops? lower shelves.
The wine exhibits deep garnet color with flashes of violet and a bouquet of dark red cherries and leather. On the palate the wine achieves its full potential, offering notes of black berries, plums and licorice with an elegant but persistent finish.
