89pts View from the Cellar– 2017 vintage

The 2017 Viña Jaraba shares the same cépages as the 2018 version, and is also the same 13.5 percent octane. However, the wine has had an additional year of bottle age now and is also quite different in personality, offering up a complex nose that is quite a bit more black fruity than the 2018, wafting from the glass in a fine blend of black cherries, cigar ash, lovely soil tones, a touch of dried eucalyptus, La Mancha spice tones and a hint of oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, focused and shows off lovely mid-palate depth, with nicely integrated tannins, tangy acids and fine bounce and grip on the impressively complex finish. Good juice. 2020-2035.