Monte Oton, Granacha, 2007, Borja, Spain, $10.49
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First and foremost, this wine needs to breath. Decant it, pour it a half hour before you drink it, or if you don’t have the time, pour it back and forth between two glasses a couple of times, just get some air on it.
This will reveal a bright nose of blueberries, ripe red, fresh off the vine raspberries, black pepper, and charcoal. This 100% Granacha is an almost electric hue of magenta, and even after vigorously aerating, this wine still bites (in a good way!). If you want to wake up your dormant taste buds this phenomenally robust red will do the trick! It delivers a spicy wave of flavors including cinnamon and tarragon, along with a wallop of tangy raspberry, and plenty of black pepper. If you could taste the smell of a smoldering campfire on a cool summer night, well, that’s the finish you will get from this Spanish firecracker. It makes me crave bacon and Gorgonzola atop grilled steak on a bed of sauteed spinach delicately seasoned with fresh garlic.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:05 am
OMG you had me at “smouldering campfire” and “Gorgonzola atop grilled steak”. My senses are salivating! Love your food pairings.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:12 am
Well thank you very much Stephen! I’ll keep ‘em coming!
September 12th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Great wine! Enjoyed it with fillet mignon and summer vegtables grilled over a wood fire. It definetly needed to breathe a bit. The second day it was smoothe like velvet. Absolutely delicious. Excellent recommendation. Glad I have one more left!