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What were we drinking? With Asian pork chop
2008 Garnacha de Fuego (Calatayud, Spain) $6.99
It’s still just me bach’ing in the kitchen so I treated myself to a thick pork chop, dusted it with cinnamon, clove, curry and ginger, and grilled it on the stove top with garlic onions and baby bok choy on the side. Asian on the manly side, not particularly delicate but surprisingly fiery.
Fight fire with Garnacha de Fuego especially in the Year of Grenache. That’s the Catalan bargain in the flaming bottle. This deep purple Grenache has the weight to go with grilled edge, dark cherries that dance with the the fatty pork and plenty of pepper to match the seasoning.
Wine Advocate says 89 pts. B-21 says $6.99.
That’s a fire sale.
Hot off the Press! Spain continues to soar!
2007 Clos Erasmus ($179.99) 98 Points, Wine Advocate
Robert Parker just released his always anticipated issue of The Wine Advocate. Spain continues to soar and as Jay Miller puts it, “Let the Good Times Roll!” Very happy to see that the 2007 wines by Clos Erasmus rated as high as expected. The 2007 Clos Erasmus (98WA) $179.99 – 750ml, $449.99 – 1.5L and the 2007 Laurel $49.99 received a whopping 94 points (hurry up, only a few bottles remain in inventory of this one!)
Some more highlights:
- 2008 Emilio Moro Resalso 90WA $11.99
- 2008 Borsao Tres Picos 91WA $13.99
- 2007 Juan Gil 90WA $14.99
- 2007 Alto Moncayo Veraton 92WA $24.99
- 2007 Alto Moncayo 94WA $39.99
- 2006 Numanthia 94+WA $49.99
These are just a few of the highlights. Also 2009 is supposed to be an amazing vintage in Spain for whites according to Jay… so keep an eye out!
Cheers,
Summer Martin, B-21′s Spain & Portugal Advocate
2008 Borsao Tres Picos Garnacha (Spain)
2008 Borsao Tres Picos ($13.99)
Tres Picos is that good ol’ friend that delivers, over and over again. Both the 2004 and 2005 made it into Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list, and there’s no doubt in my mind, the 2008 should be there. But, taking away its scores and its fame from importer Jorge Ordonez, what do you have? A darn good wine. On the nose it shows off red fruit and black peppercorn. The palate is big and juicy and sneaks in seductive layers of raspberry and blackberry pie with notes of chocolate and spice.
Stephen Tanzer from the International Wine Cellar recently tasted it scoring it 91Pts. saying its, ‘as ridiculous a value as one can find these days.’ This is what I like to call a no-brainer.
- 90 Points, Summer Martin, Email: summer@b-21.com, Direct #: (727) 722-9106