The other day I was sampling the Las Moradas de San Martin Senda, a wine I had never tasted before. I thought it was a $40-50 wine — but when I looked it up, it cost $13. I am not accustomed to buying cases of wine on line, but I did this time. Even with shipping costs, it represented one of the best bargains I’ve found on the market in recent months.

Las Moradas is on the Madrid side of the Gredos range of hills in Spain — relatively obscure in my book. The producer is focused on old vine garnacha. The Senda was loaded with fresh plum and dark berry flavors, but it was the depth, body and texture that was most impressive. This is a wine you could lay down for several years.

In fact, I tasted the producer’s 2013 Initio garnacha and it was showing marvelously.