The 2011 Les Comes D’Orto is a blend of 50% Garnacha Tinta, 45% Carinena and 5% Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo) from old vines on chalky soils, fermented in 500-liter oak barrels with malolactic and one year aging being carried out in used French barriques. The wine has black aromas of shoe polish, peat and blackberries intermixed with black pepper, cloves and nutmeg aromas. With time, it develops an acute note of candied red berries. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine-grained tannins, good acidity and intense flavors that linger in your mouth ending with a spicy flavor. Drink now-2018. Orto Vins was created in 2008 by four vignerons from the village of Masroig, one of them winemaker Joan Asens who worked for a long time with Alvaro Palacios in Priorat. Between them they have 24 hectares of vineyards mostly in the Masroig village, ranging from 8 to 143 years of age. As expected, in the 24 hectares there is a variety of grapes, soils and altitudes to produce a wide range of labels. I was really looking forward to tasting their line-up, as some of the wines were new to me. They work according to biodynamic practices, follow moon cycles, have much lower yields than those allowed by the Montsant appellation, and all their wines are aged in fourth- and fifth-use French oak barrels. I found wines of great purity, and true to their origin and varieties. They are highly recommended. Total production averages 35,000 bottles per year. Importer: Peninsula Imports, New Rochelle, NY; tel. (914) 740-4724.