There is a lot of “young wine” or “joven” from Spain on the market that make for great midweek drinking that won’t break your wine budget. These wines are totally made in stainless steel and are not aged in oak to preserve the pure fruit flavors. Made from vines between 35 and 50 years of age this Grenache-Syrah blend delivers the fruit bomb goods at a price that encourages case purchases. This is not a wine to ponder in your finest stems but gulp from water glasses with pizza or hamburgers.
Almira, “Los Dos”, Grenache-Syrah, Campo de Borja, “Old Vines” 2005 ($7) – A blend of 93% Grenache and 7% Syrah. Dark purple in color with aromas of cherry, fennel and pepper. Bright cherry flavors with some white pepper finishing with good acidity. Simple, juicy and a nice value.
14% ABV
Composite cork closure
Score: 85
I completely agree with your review. My husband and I tried this wine last night at one of our local wine bars as part of their “Happy Hour” special (bottle of wine and cheese plate for $15) and it was a fantastic taste for what I anticipated to be an under $10 bottle of wine, which goes to prove that you don’t need to drop a bundle to get a fantastic wine. Now I want to buy a case or two of it. 🙂 As Andrea Immer would have said her show on everyday, once a month, once a year, and once in a life time wines… this is a great everyday wine that will go with anything.
I, too, loved this wine! I live in Florida…ABC sells it for (gasp!) $5.99…it is a lovely, simple summer wine that is so easy to drink, uncomplicated but such a nice flavor (very cherry!)
Glad you liked this one, Val. A lot more where that came from in about 10 days; stay tuned.