($45, Vintus): Judging from this wine, the first vintage of a joint venture of two friends — Sergi Ferrer-Salat and Raül Bobet — that they started in 2002, the project will be a success.  As with many of the newer wines from this region, the indigenous varieties, Carignan and Grenache, predominate, with only a little Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. They’ve fashioned a classy combination of minerality and ripe dark fruitiness that carries the alcohol well in this balanced wine.  Definitely a wintertime wine because of its warmth and intensity, it has a welcome suaveness. 90 Michael Apstein Jan 20, 2009