The 2008 Eternum Viti is 100% Tinta de Toro sourced from 30- to 40-year-old vines and aged for 10 months in 50% new French oak. Purple-colored, it sports an alluring bouquet of toasty oak, scorched earth, tobacco, espresso, and blackberry. Smooth-textured, suave, and palate-coating, this tasty effort can be enjoyed over the next 6 years. It is an outstanding value. The DO Terra Alta wines represent a new project for Bodegas Abanico.Importer: Aurelio Cabestrero, Grapes of Spain, Lorton, VA; www.grapesofspain.com

Rich, floral perfume, power and warmth. Lovely, rich, musky fruit, long, warm and ripe. Needs time.