Las Rocas Garnacha & Nine Stones Shiraz

This week my love affair continues. As I get more entangled in this web of lust, my passion grows, my palate develops and I have a voracious appetite that just can’t seem to be satisfied. Maybe that is why I stepped out this past weekend on the Spaniards and flirted with the Australians? What are we talking about here, sex or wine? Wine of course!

This week I am excited to share with you two wines. One of which I accidentally stumbled upon while out at D.O.C. Wine Bar this past Saturday. This wine was fantabulous but I can’t get over the mark-up! I digress…will share shortly.

The first wine I would like to bring to your attention is Las Rocas de San Alejandro. The grapes from this vineyard are 100% Granacha and are sourced from 70 to 100 years old vines that are located in Calatayud, Spain (northeast Spain). This wine explodes with dark, ripe berries like black cherries, plum, and currants, hints of mocha and licorice followed by undertones of spices. You can purchase this at Whole Foods for about $10.00. In my opinion this is bargain buy!

Just when I thought the Spaniards could hold my attention and keep me satisfied…I ran into an Aussie. Maybe it was his accent, maybe it was his taste or smell…not sure, but I couldn’t resist him. I was tempted and gave into my desire and cheated on the Spaniard. Shhhh, no one needs to know but us! This next wine is a 2004 Shiraz called Nine Stones from the Barossa Valley region located in Southern Australia. Not surprising at all, “The vineyards are mostly to the South East of Young, which is known as ‘The Cherry Capital of Australia’”. This wine is hand-crafted made from selected low-cropping fruit. This easy to drink, full bodied wine explodes with yummy fruit flavors like ripe blackberry, dark cherries with undertones of luscious chocolate, mocha and macerated fruit.

Now, what ticks me off is that we ended up paying $30.00 per bottle, we bought three, and I have discovered that it only costs $13.00 per bottle on-line. I am feeling gouged! Ouch. They really emptied our pocket books! We could have had three bottles for the price of one!