The flagship is the 2007 Mas Roig which is made up of 80% Samso, 12% Garnacha, and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 16 months in new French oak. The nose is slightly reticent but offers up notes of mineral, sandalwood, spice box, incense, plum, and blackberry. Concentrated black fruit flavors are nicely framed by the wine’s structure and balance. Give it 3-4 years to fully blossom and drink it through 2022+. Celler El Masroig is the largest cooperative winery in Montsant. Their portfolio generally contains many excellent values.Importer: Bryce McNamee, Boutique Wine Collection, Philadelphia, PA; Tel: (914) 954-6583

The 2007 Mas Roig is a blend of 80% Carinena, 12% Garnacha and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon from 80-year-old Carinena vines and 60-year-old Garnacha. After a long fermentation it is aged in 300-litre new French oak barrels and aged for two years in bottle. It has a crisp, focused bouquet of dark cherry, boysenberry and blueberry that is airy at first, but gains intensity with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a pastille-like freshness and purity on the entry. There is an attractive seam of blood orange that runs through this wine from start to finish, and although it does not end in fireworks, it is very harmonious, with some lovely, edgy tertiary notes towards the broody finish. Drink 2013-2019. Celler El Masroig is Monstant’s largest co-operative. It was founded in 1917 between grape and olive growers and consists of 300 members who tend 500 hectares of vineyard. Winemaker Carles Esolar produces admirable wines that represent good value. Importer: Bryce McNamee, Boutique Wine Collection, Philadelphia, PA; Tel: (914) 954-6583; in the UK, www.indigowine.com

The saturated purple 2005 Mas Roig is 75% Carinena, 15% Garnatxa, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aromas of slate, violets, scorched earth, blueberry, and black cherry leap from the glass. This is followed by a full-bodied, layered, powerful wine with gobs of spicy red and black fruit, impeccable balance, plenty of concentration, and a lengthy finish. It will benefit from another 2-3 years of cellaring and drink well from 2011 to 2020. Importer: Bryce McNamee, Boutique Wine Collection, Philadelphia, PA; tel. (914) 954-6583

The flagship 2004 Mas Roig is 75% Carinena, 15% Garnacha, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Purple-colored, it has an attractive aromatic array of earth, mineral, mushroom, black cherry and blueberry. Plush and layered on the palate, the flavors already reveal some complexity and there is enough well-concealed tannin for 4-6 years of additional cellaring. This outstanding effort should show at its best between 2012 and 2024. Celler El Masroig, located in the up-and-coming region of Montsant, is a role model for how a cooperative ought to function. The winery keeps only the best grapes and sells off the rest to other producers, some of whom are quite well known. The wines are very fairly priced and offer an excellent price to quality ratio from the top to the bottom of the portfolio. Importer: Bryce McNamee, Boutique Wine Collection, Philadelphia, PA; www.boutiquewines.info