The 2009 Solpost is a blend of 50% Garnacha, 35% Carinena and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon from terraced, 28-year-old vines from Mas Sant Rafel. It is aged for 12 months in both American and French oak. It has a tightly knit, clay-imbued bouquet with muffled red berries, damp earth and undergrowth notes. The palate has a soft entry, but those firm tannins come to prominence towards its rather broody, introspective finish of blackberry, undergrowth and soy. I would cellar this away because it certainly has the substance to age. Drink 2015-2020. Importers: Parador Selections LLC, NJ; tel. (551) 655-4748 and Casa Ventura Imports, WA; tel. (360) 303-1760

Dark and brooding flavors of mocha, mineral and smoke frame a core of boysenberry and candy-cherry fruit in this distinctive red. It has chewy tannins and a sweet finish. Grenache, Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2013. 1,265 cases made, 300 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Montsant Select to Add