An outstanding effort is the 1998 Costers de Poboleda. A blend of 80-100-year old Grenache (65%) and 80-year old Carignan (35%), aged for one year in 100% new French oak, and bottled unfiltered, it is a full-bodied, powerful effort revealing notes of new saddle leather, kirsch liqueur, minerals, and spicy new wood. Intensely concentrated as well as spicy, with a tannic finish (although the tannin is both sweet and well-integrated), it will drink well for 10-15 years. Importer: Jorge Ordonez, Fine Estates From Spain, Dedham, MA; tel. (781) 461-5767; Opici Wines , www.opiciwines.com