Wine Article

Winery says: Vintage: 2006; Appellation: Campo de Borja, Spain; Grape: Rosé of Garnacha (Grenache); Alcohol by volume: 14%; Production: 7,000 cases; Release date: June 28, 2007; Availability: June 2007. Taste: Gorgeous ruby red color. Aromas of watermelon, strawberry and white pepper. Tastes like a watermelon jolly rancher candy but finishes dry and crisp. This Rosé is juicy with oodles of watermelon, strawberry and raspberries that greet you right up front. Excellently structured with some nice depth here, a little touch of white pepper lingers on the finish. This wine calls for summer BBQ’s filled with grilled vegetables, seafood and great for picnics! Even in the hot tub! When planning this project with our international sourcing winemaker, I thought for sure we would want to focus on Southern France, mainly Provence and Tavel. He indicated that the best Rose’s in his opinion were coming from Spain but that he would put together samples from a variety of producers in both areas. When we lined them all up the clear winners were the wines from the Campo de Borja region of Spain and the best of the bunch comprises Lot 37. The wine is made saignee, meaning juice is bled off of crush to concentrate the flavors, and is 100% Garnacha (Grenache). It’s hard to offer comparative pricing as Rose is such an emerging category here in the states. If you plug this wine into the traditional importer/distributor model you are looking at a price in between $16 and $19, you get it for $10.