Holy crap!Last year, we started dabbling in the world of Rosés. We found many we liked. Some we didn't. But mostly, we were stunned by the silliness that kept us from the drinking this perfect summer quaff. Today, we found one that surpasses everything that preceded.
It's a 2004 Peñascal Rosé, Vino de Mesa Rosado, semi-dry, semi-seco. For people that could give two shits about wine but are oddly/secretly curious, give this one a try. It could end up being a gateway drug.
I'm not a 'let's go sit on the patio and drink pink wine!' person. Restaurant patio people, in general, annoy me (a by-product of years of waiting on these particular terdballs). With this rosé, you get only a bit of the fizzy, a perfect balance of cherry notes and a hint (oh, so hint) of dryness. In other words, it doesn't sit in your throat for hours like Italian rosés and it doesn't make you want to clack.
Binny's sells it for $6! Six fuckin' dollars! Peñascal (Spain, Castilla y León) has pumped out some supremely good wines for the price for a few years now. Check out the 2004 Shiraz, which sells for about $8 everywhere. The Sauvignon Blanc blows and the Tempranillo is passable at best. But with the Shiraz, you can't beat the price. It's nothing mind-blowing, but always represents well with solid tannins, blackberry overtones and a little vanilla thrown in. If you're poor, like we are occasionally, you can't beat it.
If anything, when it comes to rosés, it's better than sucking down another Miller Lite and trying to convince yourself that is somehow refreshing.
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