The 2008 Putanzo G is 100% Garnacha from the DO of Navarra. The wine was fermented and aged in stainless steel. Purple-colored, it offers up fragrant aromas of black cherry and spice box. Layered, smooth-textured, and surprisingly rich, this tasty effort will provide pleasure for another three years. Importer: Patrick Mata and Alberto Orte, Ole Imports, New Rochelle, NY; Tel: (914) 740-4724

The 2007 Puntazo is sourced from 75 year old vines in Navarra. Purple-colored, its aromatics of black cherry and raspberry leap from the glass. On the palate, the wine has excellent breadth and concentration, light tannin, and a lengthy, pure finish. Drink it over the next 3-4 years. The reader is referred to Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Issue 175, pp72-73, for a more in depth explanation behind the Vinos Sin-Leyconcept. In a nutshell, its purpose is to focus on individual grape varietiesand their expressions in a range of terroirs. To help accomplish this goal,the wines are all unoaked so that the purity of the fruit is front and center.The M Series focuses on Monastrell (known as Mourvedre in France).Importer: Patrick Mata, Ole Imports; www.oleimports.com