The 2011 Indigena Tinto is pure Garnacha aged in a mixture of new and used French oak barrels for five months. It has a very ripe nose of prunes, dates and raisins and a ripe, powerful palate with some dusty tannins, pungent flavors and a faint violet finish. Drink now-2016.
All Pares Balta grapes are organically certified, and some vineyards are already cultivated following biodynamic principles.
Importer: Broadbent Selections Inc., Richmond, VA; tel. (804) 353-1818, www.broadbent.com