Three Cheers for Borsao Tres Picos

Since I had more time than usual this Memorial Day, and we had a plethora of leftovers from our niece's graduation party I decided to cobble together a small Spanish style tapas plate of leftovers.  With this in mind, Pris selected Borsao Tres Picos 2009 Granacha whichwe picked up at Jones Liquor here in Brownsville.  We've had this wine before, but that was before we had the blog.  This was another of Mike Jones' incredible picks.

The Tres Picos Granacha is superb.  It has a deep rich nose of ripe dark fruit.  From there you get a light wine that still has full fruit across the palate.  This wine is well structured with rich berries and undertones of vanilla.  The Granacha lingers in the mouth with a long smooth finish.

There's nothing like a good Spanish wine to go with the "lighter" fare.  We paired the wine with brushcetta topped with fresh mozzarella, fajitas simmered in red wine with capers and feta, and toast topped with Spanish chorizo and manchego cheese.  Okay, so its not exactly light so much as its rich.  The Tres Picos held up great against the richness of the food.  Not surprisingly it was at its strongest when paired with the chorizo and manchego.

This is a great wine, as are all of Mike Jones' recommendations, and you can find it at Jones Liquor here in Brownsville.  It may be at other stores here, but I haven't seen it at H.E.B.  The Tres Picos runs about $20 a bottle, and is rated at 91 points by Robert Parker.  You can find out more about Tres Picos at:  http://www.bodegasborsao.com/en/