The 2005 Carramimbre Crianza is 90% Tempranillo and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 15 months in one-third new French and American oak. It offers up a smoky, toasty bouquet with notes of pencil lead, tobacco, and black cherry. Structured and dense on the palate, it has plenty of savory fruit, good depth, and enough ripe tannin to evolve for another 2-3 years. It should be at its best from 2011 to 2020. Founded in 1997, Bodegas Pingon has 25 hectares of vineyard, much of it old vines. Importer: Steven Berardi, Elizabeth Imports, Denver, CO; tel. (303) 838-1963