1 | Wine | Grenache, $20 to $50, 91 to 95

"One of my favorite offerings from the Bodegas Borsao is the 6,000-case cuvee of the 2010 Tres Picos. Made from 100% Garnacha aged in equal parts stainless steel and French oak, this is the Bodegas Borsao's interpretation of Chateauneuf du Pape. (But when's the last time you saw a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape priced at $17 - about 30 years ago?) Deep notes of roasted herbs, sweet black cherries and raspberries, peppers and spice soar from the glass of this dark ruby/purple-tinged wine. Full-bodied, rich, ripe, silky textured, pure and long, this unbelievable value should drink well for 3-4 years." -Robert Parker

"Bright red. Sexy aromas of candied red fruits and potpourri, with a spicy topnote. Dense and supple, with very good energy to its sweet cherry, raspberry and spicecake flavors. At once silky and powerful, with a dry, mineral-driven finish that shows impressive energy and harmonious tannins."

"The 2005 Grenache Hickinbotham Vineyard adds a mineral note along with wood smoke, black raspberry and licorice flavors, as well as additional structure. Smooth-textured and sleek, it will evolve for 5-7 years and provide pleasure through 2025."

"Ruby-red. Intense, mineral-accented aromas of candied red berries, spicecake and rose, with a peppery note in the background. Juicy, penetrating and sweet, with seamless raspberry and cherry flavors lifted by tangy acidity. Finishes on a floral pastille note, with lingering sweetness and very good clarity."

"The 2005 Grenache Kangarilla Vineyard is the most overtly fruity and flamboyant of the Grenache offerings. It offers up gobs of black raspberry and black cherry aromas and flavors in its layered, full-bodied personality. There are well concealed tannins which will allow it to have an extended drinking window of 10-15 years although it can be enjoyed now."

"The wine was naturally fermented with malolactic in French oak followed by 14 months in 500-liter barrels and bottled without filtration. Smoke, earthy minerals, tar, licorice, and black cherry aromas inform the nose of this full-bodied, succulent, surprisingly well-proportioned offering that manages to combine its obvious power with some elegance."