Bodegas Alto Moncayo was created in 2002 by Jorge Ordoñez and noted Australian winemaker Chris Ringland. Spanish by birth, Ordoñez has for more than 25 years been one of the most important importers of Spanish wines in the U.S., and he has also remained involved in the ownership and management of several Spanish wineries, including Bodegas Borsao, in the Campo de Borja appellation. Ringland earned his reputation making 100-pt Shiraz in the Barossa Valley before becoming a consulting winemaker for innovative winemaking projects around the world. At the 153-acre Bodegas Alto Moncayo, also in DO Campo de Borja, Ordoñez and Ringland have teamed up to make Garnacha, the Spanish name for Grenache, from vines between 40 and 70 years old. They named their flagship wine Alto Moncayo after El Moncayo, which at 2,313 feet above sea level is the tallest peak in Iberian mountain range. The grapes used for Alto Moncayo come from vineyards as high as 1,600 feet. Reviewers have been impressed. Robert M. Parker Jr. rated both the 2007 and 2009 Alto Moncayo at 100 pts, calling the wines “two of the greatest expressions of old vine Grenache from the province of Aragon that anyone could desire.” The estate also makes two other 100% Garnacha wines, Aquilon and Veraton. All have earned ratings in the mid- to-high 90s.