The G Series focuses on Garnacha. The 2007 Afinus G2 is sourced from 60 year old vines in Montsant. Purple-colored, it offers an expressive perfume of cherry and raspberry leading to a wine with ripe fruit, savory flavors, and a spicy finish. Drink it over the next 2-3 years. The reader is referred to Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Issue 175, pp72-73, for a more in depth explanation behind the Vinos Sin-Leyconcept. In a nutshell, its purpose is to focus on individual grape varietiesand their expressions in a range of terroirs. To help accomplish this goal,the wines are all unoaked so that the purity of the fruit is front and center.The M Series focuses on Monastrell (known as Mourvedre in France).Importer: Patrick Mata, Ole Imports; www.oleimports.com

The 2006 G2 is from Montsant. It is more expressive than the G1 with notes of mineral, floral aromas, and red and black cherry. The wine has some silky tannin, excellent cherry flavors, and a balanced, lengthy finish. This is an excellent value to drink over the next three years. Vinos Sin-Ley’s G Series is designed to showcase the Garnacha grape as expressed in 6 different D.O.s. The wines are all raised in stainless steel to present the fruit in its purest form.

The 2005 G2 comes from Montsant. It is more aromatic with a supple texture and good black cherry flavors. It should be drunk over the next 12-18 months. The name Vinos Sin-Ley means “wines without laws.” According to importer Patrick Mata, these cuvees are produced by an array of serious winemakers who wish to have their own personal projects apart from those of their employers and to not be bound by the various D.O. regulations. The G Series wines are composed of 100% Garnacha while the new M Series wines are 100% Monastrell. The Zestos wines are blends. They are reviewed in the order they were presented. All of the recommended wines are excellent values. Importer: Patrick Mata, Ole Imports, New Rochelle, NY; tel. (914) 576-6120