Celsus 2011

Only 1,000 bottles are made of this iconic red, the flagship wine of Bodegas Vetus. Perched on a hill, overlooking its 20 hectares of vines, the estate grows only Tinta del Toro, the local name for Tempranillo. They reserve grapes from their Camparrón plot, where pre-phylloxera vines, over 100 years old, produce tiny berries, impressively dense in flavour. Ageing for 14 months in French barriques has lent a subtle note of vanilla scented oak to the powerful fruit. Made only in 5-Star vintages, this red offers up cherry, berry and cassis fruit with mocha and tobacco hints. A firm, very well structured red, it will reward cellaring. For drinking over the next five years ' pour into a decanter to breathe and serve with red meats or venison.