Bodegas Piqueras, Almansa (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain) 2018

 The blend for this is 50% Monastrell, 30% Tempranillo and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 6 months of aging in 300 liter American oak casks.  It shows significantly more complexity than the Roble bottling, with spice notes added to the mix of red and black berry-flavored fruit and more textural grip, perhaps from the Cabernet and certainly in part from additional time in oak.  Although this is firmer and more serious, it is hardly astringent or tough, and can easily be enjoyed now with relatively robust foods.  Global prices for this seem scarcely any higher than for the Roble, so this is worth trading up for if you see both on offer.