The purple-colored 2005 Mibal Seleccion spent 14 months in seasoned French oak It delivers an enticing bouquet of balsam wood, mineral, pencil lead, and black cherry. This is followed by a dense, layered, ripe wine with plenty of spicy black fruit flavors, firm tannin, and excellent depth. Well-balanced and flavorful, it will benefit from another 4-6 years of cellaring and offer prime drinking from 2012 to 2025. Importer: Patrick Mata and Alberto Orte, Ole Imports, New Rochelle, NY; tel. (914) 740-4724

The 2004 Mibal Seleccion is a barrel selection of the best lots and spent 14 months in French oak. It further raises the bar with its saturated, glass-coating purple color, super-expressive, exotic nose of pain grille, spice box, wild blueberry, smoked meat, and licorice. On the palate, this thick and opulent wine has gobs of spicy black fruit flavors, enough structure for 4-6 years of further evolution, and a beautifully delineated, long finish. It should drink well through 2020. A true “garage” Bodegas (the winery is in a garage in the town of Roa), these small production cuvees of 100% Tempranillo are uniformly outstanding. Importer: Patrick Mata, Ole Imports, New Rochelle, NY; tel. (914) 576-6120