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October 26, 2009

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I've tried this wine a couple of times and never really understood why it got such favorable press. But then, I'm usually not a fan of wines that Parker thinks highly of. Over extraction, too much oak, and high alcohol don't make for food friendly wines in my book. This wine always had an odd taste to the finish too. Thanks for speaking out against so much hype. - Kristin in Atlanta

I actually got a couple of emails about this post, and they said about the same thing you said. Go figure why this wine is so popular.

Kristin,
In IMHO this wine was produced using a method called Micro Oxygenation. Tannins are added and then oxidized by injecting pure oxygen into the wine. This process gives that "Parker" character and way too often that odd finish. Grow good grapes and then don't mess with them. I am a WINEGROWER not a winemaker.

This particular wine, 2007 Las Rocas garnache...is almost undrinkable! I don't care what Robert Parker says....but a few of us wine lovers here in the heart of WA state wine country (Yakima County) found this wine to be horrible! No follow through taste, tart, alcoholic in taste with very little 'wine flavor.' So, no matter if Parker likes it....save your money and try another!! (Doug in Yakima, WA)

Thanks, Doug, for making me feel better about not liking this wine.

I thought the Las Rocas was just OK... Until I tasted the Las Rocas "Old Vines" Garnacha for about $4 more per bottle than the "intro" Las Rocas. It is fantastic and makes the regular Las Rocas seem over rated and over priced.

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