772 | Wine | What's On Sale, Grenache, Spain

"Explosively perfumed nose displays raspberry, fresh rose and sexy oak spices. Lush but energetic, with vivid red berry flavors and a silky, seamless texture. Turns more tangy on the finish, which clings with very good tenacity."

"No oak is used in this totally naked red. It emphasizes minerality and fruit, as evidenced by its crushed chalk-like notes intermixed with sweet kirsch, lavender and licorice. This fresh, medium to full-bodied, supple-textured, hedonistic as well as intellectually challenging wine should drink well for 2-3 years." -Robert Parker

"Possibly the single greatest dry red wine value in the world, this is an unbelievable wine. And don’t complain that you can’t find any, as there are 15,000 cases available, and any wine retailer worth his weight should be stockpiling this wine next to the cash register. Its deep ruby/purple color is followed by classic aromas of kirsch liqueur intermixed with raspberries, loamy soil and flowers. This medium to full-bodied wine possesses remarkable depth, an expansive texture and wonderful freshness as well as purity. On taste alone, this beauty could easily sell for $30-50 a bottle."

"This is always one of my favorite wines when I'm looking for a bit of a new world style from Spain. Plum, black raspberry, sweet cedar, brown sugar and Asian spice on the nose which is followed by deep plum and black cherry flavors surrounded by velvety tannins and a rich lengthy finish." - Steve Reiter, Binny's Glen Ellyn

The 2009 Garnacha displays more obvious oak and is a bit rounder and longer on the palate. It is meant for drinking over the next 5 years."

"Ruby-red. Intense, mineral-accented aromas of candied red berries, spicecake and rose, with a peppery note in the background. Juicy, penetrating and sweet, with seamless raspberry and cherry flavors lifted by tangy acidity. Finishes on a floral pastille note, with lingering sweetness and very good clarity."