I also tasted the 2012 Quest, a fresher wine than the 2011 (despite the very warm and dry growing season), which was only bottled one week prior to my tasting. It’s a deep purple-colored effort, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Merlot which aged in barrel for 12 months. It has aromas of properly ripe fruit, with bare hints of peppery aromas and plenty of cassis, pencil shavings and graphite notes, surprisingly balanced for a just-bottled wine. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine-grained, dusty tannins, very Bordeaux-like texture with a somehow Mediterranean juiciness. Drink 2015-2020. Raul Bobet’s groundbreaking wines from the Pyrenees subzone of the Costers del Segre appellation, are produced in the village of Talarn at 1,000 meters altitude. The wines are named with Sanskrit words or after the places where grapes are grown. Nowadays most of the wines are fermented in the 12th century stone lagares from the property. It has to be seen to be believed. However, the process is not the most important thing, what is really important is that the results are superb. These are some of the most exciting new wines throughout Spain. And Bobet, the ex-Torres enquiring mind, is also responsible for the breathtaking Priorats from the Ferrer-Bobet winery, his joint venture with entrepreneur and wine nut Sergi Ferrer-Salat. Importer: Eric Solomon, European Cellars, Charlotte, NC; tel. (704) 358-1565