The 2003 Hisenda Miret is 100% Garnacha. Dark ruby-colored, it offers up a toasty, spice box, and cherry-accented perfume. This leads to a supple-textured, concentrated wine with attractive flavors. Another 2-3 years of cellaring should smooth it out and it should drink well through 2020. Pares Balta is one of a number of wineries in Penedes with serious aspirations. It produces a wide range of wines from Cava to Rose to stratospherically priced red wines. While Pares Balta appears to be a work in progress, it is clear that their intention is to produce world-class wines. While Pares Balta makes many different Cavas, the importer only brings in their two top-of-the-line sparkling wines. Several of Pares Balta’s red wines could not be recommended and the best of the rest possess a certain rusticity that belies their lofty price tags. Importer: Bryce McNamee, Boutique Wine Collection, Philadelphia, PA; www.boutiquewines.info