The perennial Best Buy, the Luna Beberide Mencia, is unoaked 2009 Mencia and was bottled without filtration. Purple in color with an expressive, already complex bouquet of earthy minerals, Asian spices, incense, and black raspberry, this savory, ripe, balanced effort is a crowd-pleaser that will drink well for another 3-4 years. As usual, it is an outstanding value. Bodegas y Vinedos Luna Beberide is an excellent source of value-priced wines from the increasingly fashionable DO of Bierzo.Importer: Aurelio Cabestrero, Grapes of Spain, Lorton, VA; Tel. (571) 642-0343

Floral and not overpowering in style, with good red-fruit aromas. Feels smooth and silky, not edgy, with tasty berry flavors touched up by a dollop of oak and chocolate. A fresh, easy wine to sip by the glass or with casual tapas.——M.S.(4/1/2012)—— 88