Pablo’s 2008 Menguante Garnacha Seleccion, sourced from vines ranging in age from 30-80 years, and aged for 10 months in new French oak. Intense red fruits, cedar, and tobacco notes lead to a savory, relatively forward red that will evolve for 1-2 years and drink well through 2018. Importer: Tom George, Frontier Wines, Dover, NJ; Tel. (973) 328-4500

The 2007 Menguante Garnacha Seleccion was sourced from the same vineyards but spent 10 months in new French oak. Opaque purple in color, it proffers a brooding bouquet on sandalwood, incense, espresso, lavender, black cherry, and blackberry. Considerably more structure than the regular bottling, with greater density and incipient complexity, it will benefit from 2-3 years of additional bottle age and provide pleasure through 2022. Bodegas Pablo is a family-owned winery in the DO of Carinena. They farm biodynamically and the estate vineyards range in age from 30 to 100+ years. They have maintained the local clone of Garnacha and also have a parcel of the rare Vidadillo grape.Importer: Frontier Wine Imports, Dover, NJ;

The 2006 Menguante Garnacha Seleccion was sourced from 80 year old vines. The wine spent eight months in new French oak. Dark ruby-colored with an attractive perfume of cedar, spice box, mineral, and black cherry, on the palate it is smooth-textured, spicy, and nicely concentrated. Balanced and lengthy, it will offer prime drinking over the next six years. Importer: Tom George, Frontier Wines, Dover, NJ; Tel: (973) 328-4500

The 2004 Menguante Garnacha Seleccion raises the bar a bit. It spent 8 months in a mixture of used French and American oak. Dark ruby in color, it is a bit more sophisticated than the two previous wines with its complex nose of vanilla, smoke, cedar, red currants and kirsch. It also offers more structure with ripe tannins nicely concealed by generous quantities of red and blue fruits. There is very good concentration and depth through to the pure finish. Give this outstanding wine several years in bottle for further evolution and drink it over the following 6-8 years. Kudos to the Pablo family!Importer: Thomas George, Frontier Wine Imports, Dover, NJ; tel. (973) 328-4500