Full name: 2006 Las Rocas de San Alejandro Garnacha Calatayud
Varietal: Garnacha, which is the Spanish version of the Rhone varietal Granache.
Deep red in color. Legs of a varying nature, but nothing noteworthy visibly on the swirl.
On the nose, I get a big whiff of blackberries and black cherries straight away. The nose opens up with a dose of spices, black pepper, and then it finishes with a dull, dirty raspberry note. Neither the nose nor palate were altered with an hour or more of decanting.
The first taste was smoother than initially anticipated, and extraordinarily pleasant therefore. But upon a second and more thoughtful tasting moments later, it is full bodied and broad on the palate. Subtle tannins present but not overpowering. Definitely get the dark berries from the nose returning on the palate. A very enjoyable and brilliantly cheap wine! I am definitely going to pick up another bottle the next time I see one.
Rating: 92
Recommended to any and all for the reasonable price of only $12/bottle, but still complex enough to make the most educated/primed of palates sing for minutes at a time with its long finish.
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