The 2009 Clio, much like the 2004, is going to be a show stopper! A powerhouse of a Spanish red with huge press year after year. Clio is made up of 67% old vine Monastrell and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and this vintage is made in a very modern style. A glass-coating opaque purple color, almost black, it displays an in-your-face bouquet of wood smoke, underbrush, incense, blue and black fruit, citrus peel and black currant. Dense, chewy, packed and stacked, the fruit quality is superb, the balance impeccable. On the back end it finishes very long and complex. The 2009 Clio is great to drink now, but you could lay it down for up to 8 years. We reccomend you aqcuire at least a case: one bottle to drink immediately, a few to share with friends, and the rest to taunt you from you wine rack, "drink me!"