The amazing 2017 Finca l'Argatà is flinty, floral, mineral, pale, aromatic and very serious, more in the style of the Comando G Garnachas from Gredos than most of the other wines from Montsant. I simply love it.

The 2016 Finca l'Argatà is now pure Garnacha from 40- to 60-year-old vines on sandy limestone soils. It fermented with full clusters and natural yeasts and matured in oak barrels for 15 to 16 months. It made me jump from my seat. With its light color and subtle and perfumed nose, it made me think of an elegant, ripe, perfumed version of a Chateau Rayas, nuanced, with some beef blood and meat notes. There's some complexity, but it's in need of a little more time in bottle (it was only bottled three weeks before I tasted it) and will develop even more nuances. The palate is medium-bodied but compact, with a solid structure, freshness and concentration, saline, ripe but with lightness, rustic and pretty. This is a superb Mediterranean Garnacha, a true revelation. 14,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2018.

The 2008 Finca L’Argata is composed of 40% Syrah, 40% Garnatxa, and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in French oak for 14 months. Sweetly fruited, fragrant, and layered on the palate, this dense effort has enough structure to evolve for 3-4 years. Nicely proportioned and lengthy, it will provide optimum drinking from 2014 to 2023. Importer: Andre Tamers, De Maison Selections, Chapel Hill, NC; www.demaisonselections.lcom

Ripe black fruit compote, minerals, leathery oak, smoke and spice on the nose. Chunky fruit with significant tannins and a savoury mineral profile. Alc: 15%.