Continuing our romantic metaphor, our second Rose is from the Spanish wine region of Rioja (Ree-OH-ha) and as it turns out, Spain was Great Britain's rebound wine region whenever England and France were at war during various times of the Middle Ages. However, England wasn't the only one with a backup date. When phylloxera destroyed many of the vines in France during the early 1900's, many French winemakers from the Bordeaux region moved across the boarder to work the louse free vines of Spain.
OK, Valentine's Day metaphors are done now.
The Monte Clavijo 2011 Rosado is a blend of 40% Tempranillo & 60% Grenacha. Being both thin skinned grapes, this wine is a delicate color of salmon, hiding the core of fresh fruit, like bright cherry, strawberry, & raspberry you will get on the palate. On the nose, it is distinctly floral including baby's breath, jasmine, & fresh parsley.
Again, this wine is 100% dry clocking in at an even-keeled 12.5% alcohol.
This rose is slightly more fruit forward and would be great when paired with salmon or arugula salads (the pepper in the leaf will bring out even more fruit). As you can see, this is the more feminine of our Valentine's Day pair and the cheaper at only $7 / bottle.
So enjoy the holiday, or if you are on those those like that inherantly dislike Valentine's day, just enjoy the wines. Either way, Cheers!
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