Three from Spain

N/V Cristalino, Cava Brut:
Fair bubbly without flaws but I wouldn’t buy it again.

2001 Domino de Tares, Bierzo Cepas Viejas:
Unbelievably over-oaked. Diane says it tastes like water with wine flavoring and an oak overlay – the oak is so strong it has leeched any flavor out of the fruit such that the wine seems thin and watery. Absolute, total garbage without any redeeming value. I would not accept it as a gift let alone actually spend money on it.

2004 Descendientes de J. Palacios, Bierzo Pétalos:
Solid mencia without any obvious wood, good structure, concentration and sustain. A good wine with cheese or more flavorful fare. About $16; I’d buy it again.

Best, Jim

2001 Domino de Tares, Bierzo Cepas Viejas:
...I would not accept it as a gift let alone actually spend money on it.

Jim,
LOL! Sort of sums it fairly nicely. You would think that Homeland Security would be able to stop stuff like this at our borders.
Redwinger