A fresh nose with dark and blue fruit, blue flowers, chocolate, licorice and wet stones. Full and rich but polished and fluid with chalky tannins and a sleek, fruity finish. Drink or hold.

91+ points. I think the Vendimia Seleccionada reference on the label is still unclear for consumers, as in some places it represents the entry-level and in others, like in the 2019 La Celestina Vendimia Seleccionada, it's a range above the Crianza. This has a little more toast and smoke compared with the Crianza but with a similar profile and parameters—good ripeness and generous oak in a commercial and balanced way. It feels a little more tannic and backward and is slightly riper at 15% alcohol and has more volume. It spent 18 months in French oak barrels, 25% of them new. (LG)