The 2011 Crossos is 60% Garnacha and equal parts of Carinena and Cabernet Sauvignon aged for six months in oak barrels and is a young grapey, fruit-driven effort, with notes of raspberry jam and a hint of spices. The palate is juicy with sharp acidity and well-integrated oak. Pleasant and easy-to-drink, especially with food. Drink now-2016. Importer: Fruit of The Vine, Inc., Long Island City, NY; tel. (718) 392-5640

The 2010 Crossos is a blend of 60% Garnacha, 20% Carinena and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in five- and six-year-old barrels over six months. It has a light but clean bouquet with dark plum and mulberry fruit, while the medium-bodied palate has crisp, tensile tannins and attractive, simple plum and dark cherry flavors. There is fine crispness and tension towards the finish, and overall this constitutes a crisp, taut, entry-level Priorat. Drink now-2018. The winery, Clos Galena, is the result of university lecturer and oenologist Miguel Perez Cerrada’s passion for Priorat. His winery is based in El Molar and he farms 11 hectares of organically farmed vines that once belonged to the Carthusian monks of the Scala Dei priory. Theirs was an impressive line-up of well-crafted Priorat wines. Importers: Steve Miles Selections, Denver, CO; tel. (303) 495-3811

The 2009 Crossos is a blend of 60% Garnacha, 20% Carinena, and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 8 months in French and American oak. Scents of cedar, spice box, lavender, black cherry and plum inform the nose of this easy-going, forward Priorat. Drink it over the next 5-6 years. Importer: Spain Wine Collection, Congers, NY