Garnacha from Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León, Spain; medium plus bodied and dry, deep and intense with notes of stewed blackberry and plum, grapefruit zest, dark chocolate, mint, leather, and violets, with balanced acidity, dry inky tannins, and a long full finish. 

El Marciano is Alfredo's main Garnacha bottling, made from 50-90 year-old vines grown on decomposed granite soils at a staggering 1,000-1,200 meters elevation in the Sierra de Gredos mountain range around the village of Navaredondilla...which is known for UFO sightings, thus the wine's name. Grapes are fermented - including some or all stems depending on vintage - with wild yeasts and raised in steel vat.