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Viñas del Cenit 2007 Demora Tempranillo (Tierra del Viños de Zamora)

Price $30

Lower in price than Cenit’s Old Vines, but to me this is a better, more open wine with bacon, spice and bold black-fruit aromas. The palate is full but retains finesse as well as big tannins; flavors of black fruits come with chocolate, coffee and spice. Full-force stuff but still fairly refined. Drink now through 2014. — M.S. (12/15/2010)

Viñas del Cenit 2005 Cenit VDC Old Vines Tempranillo (Tierra del Viños de Zamora)

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Price $115

Few wines of this quality come from Zamora, and if you like top-flight Ribera del Duero or Toro reds then give this heavyweight a try. It’s packed with earthy blackberry and licorice aromas that fall in front of a saturated palate sporting cola, berry syrup, chocolate and coffee flavors. Sweet and oaky on the finish. Drink now through 2014. — M.S. (12/15/2011)

Viñas del Cenit 2007 Cenit Old Vines Tempranillo (Tierra del Viños de Zamora)

Price $48

A tough, sun-belted wine with concentration, big tannins and a ton of power and flavor. The nose is all bacon, balsamic notes, tobacco and roasted black fruit, while the ridged palate is dark and tastes of blackberry, molasses, coconut and brown sugar. Edgy, lemony and tannic on the finish. Drink now with beef; can be held for another 3–5 years. — M.S. (12/15/2010)

Viñas del Cenit 2003 Venta Mazzaron Tempranillo (Vino de la Tierra de Manchuela)

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Price $15

This modern-style wine could be designated as Toro, but it comes from a village that predates the Toro D.O. so it keeps the “Vino de la Tierra” moniker. That said, it’s a first-ever Tempranillo made by the New Zealand enologist Amy Hopkinson, and like many new-wave Spanish bruisers five times pricier it pours on the smoky aromas in front of a textured, extracted… — M.S. (11/15/2005)

Viñas del Cenit 2003 Cenit Tempranillo (Vino de la Tierra de Zamora)

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Price $47

An oaky, awkward, lactic lug that offers a ton of wood grain, funky fruit and a hard, overly spicy mouthfeel. It’s trying to do too much with smoke and mirrors; the raw material isn’t there. — M.S. (4/1/2008)

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