This is a big, powerful red that’s fruit-forward in the same way Barbara Streisand is nose-forward. And speaking of noses, yours will be attacked by all the black cherry, berries and spice that pour out of glass of this red.

Take one sip and you’ll understand what the less-shallow among us mean when they say that true beauty lies on the inside. This Grenache may be dressed like Cher, but it’s as beautiful as Charlize Theron.

And, if a wine like that is a steal at $8, one that balances all that fruit with oak, earth, acidity and tannins as well as this one is grand larceny.

Worry not. It’s well worth any time served. Hey, when you get out you get to date Charlize Theron… or something like that.

Cheers,
TSW

WoW
…really excited about wine

Buy this wine. Maybe if we all help support Las Rocas they’ll be able to invest in a graphic design professional. Clearly they need some help with their labels.

I actually don’t mind simple wine labels. Chappellet has a beautiful sticker that’s plain white with the occasional small interruption of text. I even like Ridge’s block type on off-white paper. It seems honest and unfussy, if undeniably ugly.

But Las Rocas’ looks like they grabbed fonts at random, arbitrarily decided where the black should end and the white begin, and didn’t even translate “Garnacha” (it’s “Grenache”).

Well, consider this red reason number 47 why you shouldn’t buy a wine based on its label alone. All that money saved on art and style allows Las Rocas to charge under $10 for this amazing wine.