Borsao Rose

It's pink!

It's tart!

It's Borsao!  ...whatever that means.

Borsao Rose

Bodegas Borsao Estate

S.A. Borja, Spain 

2011

It it only fitting that Bodegas Borsao, home to the best Garnacha vineyards in Aragon, makes their rose from these wonderful grapes as well.  The first thing you notice about this wine is it's (sic) luminescent color which evokes images of sun drenched strawberries.  Bright red fruit aromas and delicate spice flavors fill the palate making this the perfect wine for an aperitif or light meal.

We've found that this wine is:

Tart!  Like a strawberry or a pineapple, perhaps.  It's got this great, refreshing mouthfeel with kind of a lingering fruity finish.  It's not on the sugary end of sweet though; quite the opposite.  A sip of this is similar to that lasting flavor right after biting into a fresh Fall apple - tartness all the way down, which is pretty great.

Tingley!  After uncorking and pouring, we noticed a very slight effervescent on the tip of the tongue.  This rose doesn't seem to be officially carbonated, but gives a tiny ping.  Yum.

Tasty!  On the whole, we've really enjoyed this bottle of wine.  It's got loverly fruit notes without the syrupy finish that sticks to your gums.  At $7.99, we may buy a few more bottles...