The Joys of a $6 Grenache
I don’t drink much wine that costs $6. I drink a lot of Pinot Noir. For $6, the Pinot Noir you get is probably not very good. Well, actually, the bottle is empty and the cork missing. $6 Pinot Noir doesn’t really exists from what I have seen.
Anyway, I tasted the Campo do Borja Vina Borgia, a 100% Grenache wine that was selling at our local Roth’s grocery store for slightly under six bucks. I figured it would be amusing. Nope. It was very impressive. It would have been impressive for twice that. Or three times.
Plum, cherry and spice on the nose and bright red fruit, white pepper and black current in the palate. Impressive acid and barely a hint of the stewed quality I so often find in hot-weather wines. Nice clean red fruit on the finish.
Really, really nice. It’s simple and straightforward and went great with the wok-fried lamb, chard and baked rice dish I made.
Recommended at twice the price. A steal for the actual price.